News reporters are spewing out COVID-19 crisis stories around the clock. There is another virus worthy of your full attention as you help lead your organization through this time of testing. It is a communication virus that our team at Benchmark Communications calls a Thought Virus. This virus contaminates your daily messaging and communications. It …
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Flexibility and conflict resolution skills are essential career tools! The odds are you will be challenged by someone or something every day of your life. Workplace conflicts are taking a costly toll on businesses. This could be why HR leaders and job recruiters consistently rank flexibility skills and conflict resolution skills in the top ten of …
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HOW GOOD ARE YOU AT READING TRUST? Trust is the foundation of building strong teams at work, so how good are you at judging who is trustworthy? Do you sometimes pick up cues and ignore them – only to realize later the cues told you someone was not worthy of your trust? If you were …
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Speakers who are quick on their feet are perceived as more credible. Here are 5 ways to be quicker on your feet when you speak!
Building stronger soft skills is the one thing you can do to greatly increase your value in today’s job market! If an organization has two people with similar hard skills, the odds are they will hire or promote the person with stronger soft skills. This is why the world is full of companies shopping for …
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Effective Speakers Use Gestures Powerful gestures are essential if you aspire to be an influential speaker. Beto O’Rourke’s frenetic gestures went viral when he announced his run for president. As a result he quickly became the talk of social media, comedy shows and news reports. Gestures play a powerful role in communication and public speaking, …
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Bad PowerPoint Presentations – The Root of the Pain So far during your education and career how many hours have you sat through boring presentations with text-laden PowerPoint slides or busy graphics? You sneak peeks at your cell phone to stay occupied while the presenter drones on and on – at times reading ALL the …
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MORE SOFT SKILLS = CAREER HOME RUNS! Baseball season is officially underway and the sound of popping bats is beginning to echo across the country – from little leagues to major leagues. Many experts say of all sports, baseball is as much about mental prowess as it is physical prowess. Thus, one of Yogi Berra’s …
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There are many technically competent people in the workplace, but there appears to be a shortage of people with a good foundation of soft skills. A recent survey reveals 92% of leaders say their employees need stronger soft skills to compete in today’s marketplace. It is true that solid communication skills and empathy skills are …
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