Category Archives: Productivity

Communication Skills for People Under Pressure

By Daniel Robin "There comes a time ... when we must grab the bull by the tail and face the situation." - W.C. Fields You walk into a meeting with your agenda brandished on your frontal lobes, ready to get the team's unwavering commitment and blast into action. The last time you had an assignment with this group, some joker disagreed, it threw you off, and it took forever to get it done. This time Continue Reading ...

Fear: Part 3

Three Faces of Fear in the Workplace By Daniel Robin The previous article brought workplace fear into the spotlight – not so we could keep a watchful eye on it while getting paranoid, ambulance but so we can begin to turn it into mutual gain. How? Understand it’s many faces: this article pinpoints the types of fear that zap productivity and cause needless suffering, sale providing tools Continue Reading ...

Reflective Learning: Learning How to Learn

By Daniel Robin As she thought about the past few days, the CEO surmised, "I’m not sure if we learned anything." The CEO’s usual charisma seemed strangely subdued, tentative. What could possibly be the value of "not knowing" something ... of not being so sure?  Navigating with curiosity and interest in what could be learned Continue Reading ...