Preken onder druk: Waarom we het doen en drie manieren om meer in contact te blijven

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Ken je die vergaderingen waar je het gevoel hebt dat je alleen maar luistert? Waarin een collega een monoloog lijkt te houden over ‘de enige juiste manier om iets te doen’…’ of wat er zal gebeuren ‘…als niet precies die software gebruikt wordt die hij aandraagt…’. Iemand, die elk ander idee lijkt te negeren alsof […]

Preaching Under Pressure: Why We Do It & 3 Better Ways To Manage Stress

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You know those meetings where you feel like all you do is listen? You’d love to get a word in edgewise, but there’s one colleague who just…won’t stop? Maybe their monologue is about “the only way to do something right…” Or a never-ending speech about what will happen “…if we don’t use this exact software…” […]

Are You (Really) A Good Listener?

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Do you want to know something shocking? At least, it was shocking to me. I recently analyzed the data for my Sphere of Influence research on how people use the twelve different interaction styles, and the results were a landslide. Of 6861 people surveyed, guess what the least used style was? You guessed it: Listen. […]

The Downsides of Doing Too Much: Why Multitasking Is Stressful

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Imagine working calmly on your latest project, when the phone rings on your desk.   “Bad news,” your teammate tells you down the line, “your client needs that work by tomorrow, I’m afraid–a whole week earlier than we had planned.”   You’re stressed out and slightly panicked. But how do you react?  Do you continue as you […]

De keerzijde van te veel tegelijk doen; waarom multitasking stressvol is

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Stel je voor: je werkt gestaag aan je laatste project, wanneer de telefoon op je bureau rinkelt.   “Slecht nieuws,” zegt je teamgenoot, “de klant heeft alles eerder nodig – de deadline is een week eerder dan we hadden gepland.”   Je voelt de druk stijgen, raakt misschien zelfs lichtelijk in paniek. Maar hoe reageer je?  Ga […]

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