Changing Conflict To Dialogue

It is easier to create an argument than it is to create a dialogue. Dialogue is a different kind of conversation. It's a way of exploring and understanding information and ideas. When practiced, it draws on and uses the wisdom of everyone involved.

What Gift to Give an Employee?

When you have a client that increases their business with you, or an employee who deserves some extra recognition, a small gift of appreciation will go a long way. The hardest part of gift giving is knowing what to give for each occasion.

Cubicles Today: Applications and Trends

We take a look at how employees' needs are changing the cubicle landscape in the 21st century. We also offer tips for businesses transitioning their staff from a traditional workplace into a modern, cubicle-filled one.

Lazy Employees: A Cancer in the Workplace

There is very little in the workplace that has more of a negative and infectious impact than a lazy employee. Yet I am frequently approached by employers who are unable or unwilling to deal with this serious threat to their business. If left alone, this is a situation that invariably does damage to a business and it's employees.

The Meaningless Melancholy

If a lexicon is not able to tell you the correct meaning then it is you who will decide where to march after that. The prejudice of being called as the only loyal member of the organization is the chief impetus of corporate sycophancy. This account is an endeavor to examine whether this force will forlorn the values of organizational behavior or it will prove as a mechanism to deprive the corporate culture with social and humane values. The department of human resource which is considered as the apex court for an employee in any organization is only...

Cultural Intelligence: Why Is It Crucial In Today's Globalized Economy?

Cultural Intelligence or CQ is a new domain of intelligence that is increasingly relevant to today's global economy. As diversity is here to stay - brought about by opportunities of global expansion and presence - traits like Intelligence Quotient [IQ] and Emotional Quotient [EQ] are no longer suffice.

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.

Active Listening: Improve Your Relationships at Work and in Life Through Proper Listening

We are taught how to read and write, but not how to listen, here are 20 key tips for how to improve – see the benefits quickly if you put these into practice.

Smart Communication

Communication is very important in business environment. It's always important to convey the right message at the right time with proper understanding. Positive communication is facilitated if person A or person B or both are willing to express and accept differences. It facilitates a win-win situation.

Laughter and Fun are the Best Medicine for Companies

To have a really happy workforce, you got to do more than pass out bonuses and angpows. You need to make work fun. Science opens to us the book of nature, while laughter and fun open the doors to human creativity.

Mastering Singaporean Business Etiquette: 7 Tips

To the first-time International Assignee to Singapore – or Asia for that matter – the mere thought of experiencing a wholly different culture is daunting enough. In addition to putting in his best work performance so as to make his expatriation experience worthwhile. Hence, this article to enlighten Expatriates heading to Singapore.

How To Understand Cross-Cultural Analysis

How to understand cross-cultural analysis? This article shows the theories currently in vogue and guides the reader to gain a comprehensive understanding of the field of cross-cultural analysis.

Embrace the Four Fundamental Truths

You're on the way to the airport. You get on the plane with a book that you've been planning to read for quite some time. As you open your book, you glance at the person next to you. A few minutes later, you are asked a question, and you reluctantly answer. You lower your book a bit to be polite, and after a few minutes you find yourself putting your book down and engaging in a conversation, although with a lack of enthusiasm. Then, the person next to you, let's call him John, makes an observation about you that's quite perceptive and sensitive. You start to become curious about who John is, and in the course of the conversation he tells you of an experience he has only shared with a few people. You let John know that you have had the same experience. By now, you're totally engaged and listening to every word he says. You notice every nuance in the inflection of his voice and the way he moves. Time seems to stand still, and the next thing you know, the plane lands. You say good-bye to the kindred soul you have just met.