Are you body language aware? 5 ways to better manage your body language Body language is an integral part of interpersonal communication. Even if you consciously not want to communicate, you still do. Only in your sleep you can truly say that you are not communicating. Unless you dream out loud, of course! [...]
3 golden rules to retain great employees On a regular basis we hear in the news how vacancies are difficult to be filled. Employees are easily lured away by competitors with better conditions. Only recently a Belgian company offered a recruitment bonus to the right candidate. It is now more than ever important [...]
7 tips to leave work behind during holidays Do you find it hard to resist the temptation to 'quickly' scroll through your mailbox on your smartphone? Quickly send the text to your colleague or answer an email? This way holidays aren't really relaxing. While really they are necessary to top up your batteries [...]
Emotional filtering: how to avoid overreacting to social media? Thanks to technology we are able to talk to everyone online and share our emotions on social media. It allows us to respond instantly and one should wonder how much of an advantage that really is. The speed of responding quickly can be either [...]
How my wake-up call can help you? 5 tips on how to become more true to yourself. This post relates how the harsh reality taught me the need of authenticity in the workplace. My wake-up call made me realise the importance of writing my own user manual. Why authenticity made me so [...]
The impact of a simple 'hello, how are you?' in cross-cultural communication Cultural differences are not always experienced at a fair distance from home. They can be observed as soon as we drive through the next village, city or county. Over long periods of time societies have developed their own norms and values [...]
Why clear and explicit communication is important On a daily basis we are involved in good and not so good communication. News channels and media show us how world leaders and politicians communicate. The impact of it is quickly apparent on platsforms such as Twitter, Facebook and other social media. In just a matter [...]
CASE : How to communicate more clearly while solving problems? Clear and effective communication is one of the most common learning questions and is therefore often the objective to enrol in a Start2BU training "Communication with impact". “How can I communicate in such a way to make people listen and engage with what [...]
How LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® can help develop your organisation This post gives you some initial ideas on how you can use a playful method such as LEGO SERIOUS PLAY to engage people more. "LEGO®, seriously?" "Is it really used in the business world?" With a big smile on my face, I answer [...]
Teamwork in an organisation, avoiding the upstairs-downstairs mentality Teamwork is not only important within a team. All departments within an organisation need to be able to work together as one team in order to achieve the organisation's common goal. The upstairs, downstairs mentality as an obstruction to teamwork In organisations people often unconsciously [...]