I read an article in The Daily Mail called "Email etiquette: What your response time reveals about your personality". From the Article by Liz Hull: It's usually considered polite when a friend or colleague replies to your email promptly. But such a swift response … Read More »
Okay, a slightly strange topic - and tangent - for me I know bt I've been thinking about this for a while now (no wonder my head hurts!) and I actually think that the lessons I've learned whilst running one of my local pool … Read More »
Habit 7 is all about managing the lessons we learned in Habits 1 through 5 and how to ensure that we keep ourselves healthy and balanced. … Read More »
Habit 5 looks at seeing things from someone else's perspective. If we are to be able to have a meaningful conversation with someone we first need to understand their needs and frame of reference - only then can we achieve a Win/Win outcome. … Read More »
I've written before about Psychology and its various uses such as how to spot a liar but the Psyblog takes it a step further and looks at "10 practical uses for psychological research in everyday life". … Read More »
Essentially having a synergistic relationship with someone is to use the previous 5 Habits Of Highly Effective People to form a bond with them, that way you are able to achieve Win/Win situations with little effort and use the relationship to your advantage. … Read More »
CIO.Com has an interesting interview with leadership consultant and psychologist Henry Cloud on the importance of a good work/life balance. Cloud notes that work life balance never used to be a problem because the personal and the professional were two separate spheres. But that's … Read More »
I was interested to read Darren Rowse of Problogger discussing his blog posting techniques and that he batch processes them for maximum productivity. I thought about that for a while and it made complete sense! I had a sort of "Doh!" moment I guess! … Read More »
I've recently gone back to work after a week off and getting back to the office is always a chore - especially when you have an inbox bursting with emails all begging for your attention. I've written before about how I manage to keep … Read More »
Habit 4 of Stephen Covey's 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is all about achieving a mutually acceptable compromise with the person you're dealing with so you both feel that you have achieved your ideal outcome. … Read More »
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