On The Job

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

It provides instant gratification, Tator says, while Latson notes it's "a great way to handle the logistics of living" and has been a savior for more introverted individuals who find it difficult to communicate via phone or through personal conversations. Any other e-mail tips to share?

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On The Job

DECEMBER 10, 2007

Sometimes it can be difficult to really make yourself heard at work. While some people like to schedule breakfast, lunch or dinner meetings, the atmosphere makes it difficult for someone to concentrate on what you’re saying. Tags: workplace communications. You give suggestions, but they seem to be ignored. del.icio.us.

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On The Job

DECEMBER 19, 2008

At the same time, it's often very difficult to establish a positive connection in a short amount of time, especially if we're not "good" at small talk. Tags: good impressions handshake impress first impressions career advice meet for first time Anita Bruzzese. The difference between these two assessments can make or break a career.

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On The Job

MARCH 12, 2008

I urged him to write about it on his blog, so that we could start a conversation. While that may sound simple in theory, but difficult in practice, Nelson says it's really a matter of finding the issues that "have the hottest fires under them," and giving yourself 30 minutes to one hour to deal with one thing, then moving on to the next.

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On The Job

FEBRUARY 28, 2008

Still, the most effective users of body language use gestures and speech patterns similar to the other person in the conversation — especially critical when the other person ranks higher in an organization. Tags: body language first impressions workplace relationships. Remembering to relax. del.icio.us.

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Eat Your Career

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

But they still have an incredibly difficult time expressing themselves in the workplace. You may want to have a private conversation instead. Approach any business conversation with a professional tone and keep your language neutral and non-judgmental. Tags: Productivity confidence intimidation speaking voice. Back It Up.

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On The Job

NOVEMBER 3, 2008

from a cell phone all disrupt the natural flow of a conversation, making the interview an endurance test for the hiring manager. It's often difficult to know what's going on when you can't see the other person, but it's important you give your answer and then shut up. Low batteries, bad reception, weird feedback, etc.

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On The Job

MARCH 16, 2009

But Brown doesn’t hear of similar conversations among co-workers. “I While admitedly a difficult part of the mid-career exercise, Akana says that finding the vision for your life helps you find the job that is right for you. I have to find another career.” I think they’re in panic mode. Avoid dead-ends. Lijit Search.

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Vantage Circle

MAY 29, 2019

While waiting for turns, your employees can have conversations with each other and build camaraderie. Laser Tag. A fun way to get everyone amped up is a game of laser tag. A game of laser tag is also a great team-building exercise. You can also make your teams race each other to make it more exciting and competitive.

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Vantage Circle

APRIL 25, 2024

Messaging Tools: : They form the core of a team’s communication system, keeping conversations organized and maintaining a record of all communications. It's great for both casual conversations and professional collaboration.” Certain advanced features in Confluence may come with a higher price tag.

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Vantage Circle

APRIL 25, 2024

Messaging Tools: : They form the core of a team’s communication system, keeping conversations organized and maintaining a record of all communications. It's great for both casual conversations and professional collaboration.” Certain advanced features in Confluence may come with a higher price tag.

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Vantage Circle

APRIL 11, 2023

Let the statistics talk- By incorporating gamification, Autodesk raised its trial usage rate by 40% and conversion rates by 15%. In a recent study , participants were asked to compete in an image-tagging game. But without an employee leaderboard, understanding the metrics behind it becomes pretty difficult. And guess what?

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Penelope Trunk

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

I have written before that for me, the biggest problem at work stems from my own sensory integration dysfunction – something that typically tags along with an Asperger's diagnosis. People who are typical will think this is an easy conversation to have. You will always be difficult to deal with. That was a great line.

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Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 1, 2009

I have found, in adult life, that bureaucracy only gets deeper and deeper, and for someone like me, with Asperger Syndrome, the rules, numbers and conversations that bureaucracy entails is completely overwhelming: IRS, health insurance, 401Ks, I actually have no idea how people cope with this stuff. I don’t know what’s come over me.

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Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 18, 2009

The modern world of online writing, particularly in chat and on discussion threads, is conversational and public, which makes it closer to the Greek tradition of argument than the asynchronous letter and essay writing of 50 years ago.” The fluid conversational tone one might experience in conversation shines through for me.

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

So, anyway, last weekend, I clicked on the trending topic #ghettocompanies I click on stuff like this because I can tell it’s going to be a conversation that is one that I would never find myself at in real life, but online, I can lurk. But what I really want is a conversation about it. I think people will say this is racist.

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Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 7, 2010

Being difficult is what Asperger’s is about, in a large way. On Dooce, Heather Armstrong blogs about depression , her kids being difficult, and her parents being Mormon. There are 3 articles, foreplay, sexual techniques, and post play all with the tag line be a hero in the bedroom. It's very difficult.

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Penelope Trunk

AUGUST 30, 2010

So I said, just to make casual conversation, “What do you guys think would go well with Xanax, because I don’t think this is working. This is surprising to me because people do not have positive judgments toward blog posts that are like jazz—complicated and difficult. Ryan and Ryan are largely bored with my antics. Happy cows.

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Penelope Trunk

APRIL 23, 2010

Who benefitted from the conversation? So, here's my contribution to a more transparent conversation about what life is really like at the intersection of work and life: a photo of my son. The result is that nearly all my mail arrives in my inbox already tagged and ready to archive. Everyone, right? It is so quick.

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Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 25, 2010

Going to drop it in conversation at my next dinner party. Something that I have been encountering in my life is that it's often very difficult to force ourselves to just do something or not to do something–to superficially change our patterns of behavior. i am making huge efforts to do just that but its difficult.

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