BLOG: Workplace Communication Skills

by Betty Lochner

An Attitude of Gratitude: Simple Ways to Show Appreciation

grat·i·tude:

the quality or feeling of being grateful or thankful.

An attitude of gratitude comes from showing appreciation and gratitude for others. It is one of the most powerful communication tools you can have - at...

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10 Ways to Become a Better Leader

When I coach leaders to set and reach their leadership goals, I find that these are the top 10 that are the keys to success. 

As you read this list - Rate yourself from 1-5 (with 5 being the highest) on how to would assess your skills in each...

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Teaching Your Student to be Grateful

And all of a sudden it's back to school time for children of all ages. There is one habit I've learned as an adult that I wish I would have taught my children sooner as they entered school each fall: building the habit of gratitude.

Practicing...

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How to Run Good Meetings: 7 Tips

Meetings only run well if they are facilitated well from start to finish.  Knowing how to run good meetings is a skill that anyone that is ever in charge of ANY kind of meeting facilitation.

Ever Been in Meeting Hell?

Haven't we...

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Communication Tip: Get Comfortable with the Uncomfortable

We don’t grow when things are easy, we grow when we face challenges. – Joyce Meyer

Get Comfortable with Uncomfortable Communication

If you want to improve your communication skills and become a more confident communicator there is...

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How well do you communicate? | Assess your communication skills
Communication works for those who work at it. ~ John Powell

Every contact we make involves communications skills - speaking and listening,  speech patterns, the words we use, the tone of our voice, our body language and even the...

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Using Emotional Intelligence to Improve Communication Skills

Last month I gave a presentation for the 11th Annual Washington State Government Lean Transformation Conference. I have attended and/or spoken at all of the conferences, and they are always a highlight of my professional development...

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Making Gratitude Your New Normal

Make gratitude the new normal in your life.

January can be a time of uncertainty, resolutions, frustration, maybe even depression, right? 

It's also an opportunity for a fresh start.  Let's focus on that!

One very powerful way to...

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My Top Ten Workplace Communication Tips

When it comes to improving your workplace communication skills, small changes will make a big difference.

Remember the David Letterman Show and his Top 10 Lists?  I know I'm aging myself here - I got hooked on them in college and still love...

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The Superpower of the Pause

Let's face it. We've spent the last 3 years dealing with wild, unprecedented, crazy, depressing, hopeful, heartbreaking, strange, and (add your favorite pandemic adjective here) emotions. No breaking news there. But most importantly, for many of...

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