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Are you born with social skills? Human beings are naturally social. To survive from a newborn, we have to rely on others. To have children, we have to form a relationship with a partner. To be successful at work, it usually pays to work as a team. And loneliness is...
Workplace Bullying and Aggression In an age when organizations are striving to be transparent, open, and promote a culture of psychological safety, occurrences of workplace bullying and aggression are usually quickly dealt with so that the involved parties can find a...
In the workplace, where everyone is working towards the collective goals of the organization, you would hope that it would be a place based on truth and honesty. Where people could express their opinions openly, provide accurate assessments and feedback of a situation...
Empowerment is the sense that you, as an individual, have the power and authority to take appropriate action in your workplace. You feel you have a choice. You can express yourself openly. You are listened to. And you can influence the strategic, administrative or...
The Liking Gap Striking up a conversation with someone you don’t know is an occurrence that most of us regularly do, perhaps even every day. A new colleague you’ve just met at work for the first time. A neighbour who has just...
We all know that illness is contagious - the coughs and colds that many of us have at this time of year is an easy reminder of this fact. But we don’t just catch illnesses from the people we live and work with. We can also catch their feelings and emotions. Perhaps...
Social Plasticity Your social skills are sometimes called your “soft skills”. A way to differentiate them from the “harder”, more measurable side of your intelligence and ability. But just because you can’t easily measure them, doesn’t mean that they aren’t important....
Synchronize Your Thinking. There is something quite magical about seeing a team of swimmers in a pool synchronise their body movements to music. Or a group of dancers, flawlessly move on stage as if they were one person, rather than many (just think of Riverdance)....
It is popular to think that people learn from how other people succeed, and that failure doesn’t really exist...only an opportunity to learn. This could be even more true than we previously realised. A quick way to improve your efficiency is to learn from other’s...
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