Communication

It is very hard to get our work done without collaboration.  Sometimes those collaborators are on our team, sometimes in our organization, sometimes they are elsewhere in our university, and sometimes they are outside our university in suppliers, government agencies, etc.  When collaboration occurs things go well.  But sometimes it doesn’t;  our needed collaborators resist, […]

As all of your know by now, I read a lot from a lot of sources. Yesterday, a newsletter called Marketplace Moments written by a friend, Randy Kilgore, reached my desk.  It carries a story which I want to repeat:   “It’s December 17, 1941. The citizens of the town of North Platte, Nebraska heard […]

We all do presentations and after the presentation there is always questions and answers.  While the questions and your answers do not add all that much content to what you had to say, how you answer plays into how your audience evaluates you and what you had to say; presence and presentation again.   Today’s […]

Marshall Goldsmith is one of the country’s leading executive coaches. Today’s reading is his column from the July 2005 issue of Fast Company:   http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/96/mgoldsmith.html   In this column Goldsmith talks about the importance of being a great listener.  He says that in listening “Your only aim is to let the other person feel that […]

Good morning!   In my reading this week, I found this short piece by John Baldoni.  In it he talks about the foundational importance of importance and suggests that you can nurture it by “inviting them to look up,” by “letting them see you sweat,” by “learning from your mistakes,” and by “radiating hope.” Enjoy…………..jim Weigh In: A Matter […]

A West Coast colleague passed this URl along earlier todayhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/04/22/text.iq/index.html A concrete, perhaps, result about the impact of letting yourself be interrupted throughout the day. And, an interesting comparison with which to end the week. Have a great weekend……….jim

I’ve attached another very helpful note authored by John Baldoni about how leaders can be helpful, graciously.   I think that you will find the comments useful…………….jim ON LEADERSHIP COMMUNICATION Being Helpful — Graciously BY : John Baldoni 03/01/2005 Lessons in the management art that goes one step beyond. One of Franklin Roosevelt’s favorite things to do during […]

One of the things that is becoming more important to all of us is “virtual communication,” whether one-on-one or with teams.  Some of us are old hands at this, others are still learning.  I’ve copied below three recent columns on the subject from Point Lookout, a free weekly email newsletter produced by Chaco Canyon Consulting. […]

I found this short piece in today’s crop of electronic newsletters. It’s a story about how to work a crowd to build relationships. Enjoy……jim   Darwin Magazine  Home > Online Features > Knowing How to Work a Crowd NETWORKING Knowing How to Work a Crowd BY Bil l Piecuch It’s all about the attitude. Several […]