Communication Quarterly just published a research article correlating listening behaviors and communication styles. I was one of three authors. Graham D. Bodie and Shaughan Keaton were the other two. Both were terrific to work with. The research was conducted at LSU in Baton Rouge, Lousiana. There were two related research projects. The other was published last year. To read the currently published article, click here.
Imagine taking a leadership position and immediately announcing your weaknesses—as well as your strengths—to your team. Would that be unsettling to the team? Not necessarily. Read More
Even though modern brain science has helped us get beyond thinking of ours in mechanical terms, I sometimes refer to our brains as meaning making machines. That’s because it is so automatic when we try to understand, we give some kind of meaning to what we perceive/hear/feel. But giving meaning without enough information risks getting it wrong and that’s when we need a pause button. Read More
I’ll be presenting a workshop with my colleague and friend, Denise Martin, on Friday, July 17th, at the Association for Consulting Expertise in Portland, Maine.
The focus is on personal branding, not only what we project to the outside world, but our internal relationship to our brand. To learn more about ACE or the workshop, click here.