According to the Oxford University Press, listening means to “take notice of and act on what someone says.” While hearing refers to “the faculty of perceiving sounds.” Spot the difference?
In an office setting, you know overcommitting is a recipe for disaster. Apply that same mindset while working from home. We understand that saying “uh-uh” doesn’t come naturally, but communicating a healthy no will avoid burning out.
Employee turnover can be a tricky issue for businesses, and sometimes figuring out what your turnover rate is can be difficult. That’s why today we’d like to help by discussing how you can calculate your business’ turnover rate and also provide a few tips on how to reduce it.
Giving effective peer feedback can oftentimes be difficult, and if done wrong, can cause more bad than good. Today, we’ll be discussing how you can give effective feedback to your peers and hopefully create a more positive work environment.
Sometimes finding the right words to show gratitude can be difficult, but showing your coworkers how much you appreciate them is important! We’ve compiled numerous coworker appreciation quotes that you can use to show your thanks.
With so many great benefits, prioritizing peer recognition is essential in creating a successful business. Let's discuss the various ways in which peer recognition is important, and why your company should implement it.
While neither voluntary or involuntary employee turnover are necessarily good for business, there are silver linings to both. Today, we’ll be discussing the differences between the two and the positives and negatives to both.
People want to get feedback on the job as often as possible, which means that the old way of giving annual or semi-annual reviews just won’t cut it anymore. Instead, the peer review process is a brilliant way to provide feedback on another individual's work in a timely fashion.
The process of 360-degree feedback begins with the development of a questionnaire and ends with a team that enjoys higher engagement, higher morale, and a better understanding of each other.
Employee appreciation emails are an invaluable tool to raise workforce morale and increase employee retention. In this guide, you’ll learn how to write appreciation emails and what to avoid.
Peer review feedback is a form of evaluative feedback that benefits both the person being reviewed and the reviewer. Unlike typical methods, this type of feedback focuses on strengths as well as areas for improvement. It may seem challenging at first, but it gets easier with practice! This article will go over some examples of what makes good peer review feedback, along with tips on giving it to remote teams.
Don’t stick around if it doesn’t serve your growth anymore. Remember you’re in control of your career path. Only you can determine what you want and need from it.
The main point is to take a few moments a day to center yourself. With regular practice, this simple intrapersonal communication skill could help you become more focused and productive too.
Believe it or not, Microsoft’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Amy Hood, talks to herself every day. The world’s top CEOs and leaders all use some form of intrapersonal communication in their daily routine.
Soft skills are a combination of social, emotional, character, and personality skills that enable people to navigate the workplace, accomplish their goals, and be good leaders.
Since our launch, we've heard the growing need for more customization when it came to gathering feedback. Now with Custom Surveys, you'll be able to gather feedback on specific skills based on the peers you're asking and your interactions with them.
You don't have to graduate from a top university to acquire soft skills. Intangible soft skills like listening and empathy help facilitate relationships with others, get buy-in on ideas, and move projects forward with less friction.
Learn how leaders from YouTube, General Motors, and Walt Disney leveraged interpersonal skills like empathy, communication, and influence to drive business value.
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