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Mastering the Art of Asking Questions: Protecting Your Professional Image
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In the beginning of my career, when I started out as a junior software engineer, I believed that asking a lot of questions was the only way to succeed in the workplace. I wanted to get as much information as…
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How the Brains of Introverts differ From the Brains of Extroverts
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You come to an annual corporate party. There are lots of people you don’t even know. They’re chatting with each other loudly, making jokes and having fun or at least pretending to enjoy each other’s company. Meanwhile, you’re trying to…
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Giving Negative Feedback Without Causing Conflict
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Feedback is a paradox. The majority of leaders tend to avoid giving corrective or negative feedback. A study conducted by Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman [1] found that 43% of leaders describe giving corrective feedback as a stressful and difficult…
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Guess What Our Favorite Topic Is?
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People love to talk. We communicate with each other all the time through different means of communication, such as face-to-face interactions, emails, phone calls, video conferences, text messages and many others. Nowadays we’ve got access not only to newspapers but…
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The Authority Behind Negative Feedback: Who Grants It?
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I meet lots of people who believe that nagging is the only way to change someone’s behavior. They also believe or rather deceive themselves that the more they repeat “don’t do this”, the better it works. In this post I’d like…