Barriers to Intercultural Communication

Today's competitive global economy results in frequent cross-border movements of staff that results in a growing diversity at the workplace. As the inevitable happens between cultures, breakdowns in communication are a common occurrence. That is certainly costly to the multinational enterprise in terms of workplace relations, returns and revenues, and customer relationship. Not to mention, the firm’s competitive advantage.

Intercultural Conflict in the Workplace: every Organization's Nightmare

Conflict is a clash of values that is a common occurrence in the workplace. Add ethnic, geographic and lingual diversities to the conflict, and it will become the stuff of every organization's nightmare. Not to mention, the International Assignee's too. More and more executives are expected to work internationally, hence business and social contacts between people of various nationalities increased.

Joy on the Job - Meet Your Needs!

Achieve joy on the job by capturing the attention and resources you need. Discover a communication style that will boost your happiness at work by snaring new opportunities, allies, and prospects.

Keep Meetings Focused

All of us go to meetings regularly and have experienced long, drawn out meetings where issues are discussed inefficiently at best. Meetings do not have to be like that. Here are some of tips to make meetings more proactive, productive, and efficient.

Managing an Aggressive Boss with Effective Communication

People who receive aggressive behavior that is not correctly handled have been known to develop serious physical problems such as strokes, heart attacks, suicide, migraines, escalated stress levels, insomnia, and terrifying nightmares. You need to stick up for yourself in an assertive manner otherwise your mental and physical wellbeing will suffer.

PDAs vs Laptops For Your Business Tool Of Choice

Both PDAs and Laptops are great business tools, but which one should be your top choice? Read this article to discover the advantages and disadvantages of each business tool.

Aliteracy Part 2: Forms of Aliteracy

Did you know that many adults choose not to read? It's a growing phenomenon called aliteracy. Aliteracy, combined with normal job pressures and distractions, results in people who simply won't read text-heavy instructions. Find out more about this social phenomenon that could be affecting your business. This is a 3 part Article.

Telephone Handling

Your voice on your telephone can say a lot about you and your company so here is some tips or guidance for Telephone handling

Lingo Franca: Overcoming Language Barriers Within the Same Language

Are you on the same page with your customers? If not, perhaps there's simply a page missing. A page you design to help merchants, customers, clients and even co-workers speak the same language, use the same terms and communicate the same meanings.

Tips for Writing a Good Memo in Business Communication

Memos are business letters but only for employees & used within an organization. The format of the memo differs from business letter format. Make your memo easy to read with some tips on writing a memo.

Commercial Air Purifiers Are Electrostatic Precipitator Air Cleaners, Not Ozone Generators

ESP commercial air purifiers are not the same as ozone generators. Learn the important difference.

Nail Gun Safety Tips

Nail guns are highly useful tools for fastening wood and other materials together quickly and efficiently. They have made hand nailing virtually obsolete for professional builders and now for do it yourselfers as well. They can also be very dangerous when mishandled. Here are some tips to use nailguns safely and efficiently.

VoIP's Drawbacks for Call Conferencing

The biggest challenge is making consumers aware that a technology called VoIP exists. A June 24, 2005 study by the Pew Internet and American Life project found only 27 percent of U.S. online users have heard of VoIP service.