In my previous blog, Networking to Enhance a Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Business Environment, we spoke about how it has become widely accepted that companies committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion benefit from a “diversity dividend” for a whole range of reasons, including gaining access to diverse markets and tap into different and often innovative perspectives.
Month: June 2021
How Communication Mastery Adds to Your Sex Appeal
If sex appeal has connotations of being desirable, attractive, and aspirational, mastering your ability to communicate skillfully is very sexy!
So, how do you go about being irresistible and elevating your communication skills into the realms of desirability? Here are 12 things you can do every day:
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1) Communication skills mastery starts with self-awareness.
- And the ability to slow down the reactions mediated by your reactive limbic system so that you respond to situations rather than react out of anger or frustration.
Networking to Enhance a Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Business Environment
At this point, it had become widely accepted that companies committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion benefit from a “diversity dividend” for a whole range of reasons, including gaining access to diverse markets and tap into different and often innovative perspectives.
So, how does that relate to your career? The answer is if you can harness your networking skills to connect and engage with people of all ages, cultures, backgrounds,
Measure Your Virtual Presence Quotient
Your Virtual Presence Quotient is your ability to connect, engage, lead and collaborate when you are communicating on virtual platforms.
So how would you rate yours? Here are a few questions to consider:
First, are you fully present at all times?
How do you handle interruptions, whether by a family member or a barking dog? Do you let irritation and annoyance derail you,
We’re Going Hybrid! It’s Time For A New Set of Communication Skills!
Faced with the challenges of conducting our business and personal lives remotely, we have all become virtuosos in the world of online communication via a range of platforms, like WebEx, Zoom, Microsoft teams and Google Meets.
Mastering Hybrid Communication
Now, in the blink of a virtual eye, we find ourselves catapulted once again into a new set of circumstances and adaptation.