by Nancy Owsianowski | Communication
Today’s guest blogger is Nancy Owsianowski, friend of Humanergy and founder of RoundTable Consulting in South Bend, Indiana. “Leaders {who} refuse to listen will quickly be surrounded by people with nothing to say.” This quote by Andy Stanley...
by Christi Barrett | Communication
I’m old enough to remember life without email. Believe it or not, when you needed to know something, you picked up the phone. And if they weren’t there, you left a message, often with a real live person. It wasn’t uncommon to skip the phone and...
by Christi Barrett | Communication, Feedback
Kim Scott is a veteran of a long career in technology, including a long stint at Google. In a presentation at First Round’s CEO roundtable, she describes how she learned to give and get feedback at Google. In order to foster an environment of growth, the culture...
by Christi Barrett | Communication
Shy by nature, Alice finds it difficult to speak up in meetings, even when she has a valuable perspective to share. She has been advised by her boss to be more talkative, but in spite of good intentions, Alice rarely speaks up. She often thinks of a great thing to say...
by Christi Barrett | Communication, Mutual Understanding
High-quality learning facilitation and competence are a necessary precondition for enhancement of the ongoing development and implementation process. What? We love and often give this advice: Make your communication clear. But what does clear communication mean in...
by Christi Barrett | Communication, Meetings
The word “meeting” has a negative connotation for many people. However, getting people in the same space (virtual or physical) is a requirement for getting some of our important work done. Humanergy’s always been a champion of “walk and...