When we interact with someone whose leadership styles and tendencies are similar to our own, communication is relatively easy. However, when we work with people whose leadership style is different from our own, communication and cooperation can be challenging. Dale Carnegie said the most important element of working with different leadership styles is flexibility—our willingness…
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5 Important Tips for First-Time Presenters
Whether you’re a student, just getting out of school and into your new job or even established in your career, there may come a time when you will be expected to give a presentation before a group of your peers, colleagues, clients, prospective clients or some other group of people. If you’ve never given a…
Keep Valentine’s Day Appropriate in the Office
As schoolchildren most of us looked forward to swapping Valentines with classmates. We all did it, working diligently from lists of classmates so no one was forgotten and it was safe to give your secret crush a Valentine’s Day card without letting the secret out of the bag. But the office is not a classroom…
Let the Other Person Save Face
Dale Carnegie knew the importance of avoiding embarrassing situations by letting other people save face. In his book, How to Develop Self Confidence & Influence People by Public Speaking, he cites the example of Charles Steinmetz, who was an employee of the General Electric Company. General Electric was faced with the delicate task of removing…