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To Connect With Others, Don’t Interrupt

Communicating Through Tin Can and String

#97 Give People Time to Finish Speaking Before You Begin

Make sure there is a pause in the conversation so that you don’t cut someone off from what they were trying to communicate. Don’t interrupt!

This is the ninety-seventh post in our series entitled “100 Ways to Connect.” The series highlights language, attitudes and behaviors that help you connect with others. Although the language, attitudes and behaviors focus on application in the workplace, you will see that they also apply to your relationships at home and in the community.

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Treat People as Partners

Excluded

#96 Treat People as Partners

Treat people as equals. Never speak down to anyone or intentionally ignore him or her.

This is the ninety-sixth post in our series entitled “100 Ways to Connect.” The series highlights language, attitudes and behaviors that help you connect with others. Although the language, attitudes and behaviors focus on application in the workplace, you will see that they also apply to your relationships at home and in the community.

Image courtesy of Markus Spiske/raumrot.com. Creative Commons 2.0 license. 

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Create a Book to Celebrate Your Workplace Culture

Smile Guide Book Cover

#95 Create a Book to Celebrate Your Workplace Culture

Create a book of employees’ stories or articles about living out the core values of your organization. Two excellent examples are Zappos’ Culture Book and Smile Guide: Employee Perspectives on Culture, Loyalty and Profit, which is about The Beryl Companies.

You can read a review of Smile Guide by Bob Morris on ConnectionCulture.com.

This is the ninety-fifth post in our series entitled “100 Ways to Connect.” The series highlights language, attitudes and behaviors that help you connect with others. Although the language, attitudes and behaviors focus on application in the workplace, you will see that they also apply to your relationships at home and in the community.

 

Katharine Stallard and I co-authored an article that appeared in this summer’s issue of the AMA Quarterly. Read “Creating a Culture That Connects” to learn more about the remarkable connection culture practices of multinational corporation Pfizer.

Appearance: Michael Lee Stallard Featured in AMA Quarterly
Outlet: AMA Quarterly
Format: Magazine
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Secure Tools and Training

Business Training Book

#94 Secure Tools and Training

Be sure to get people the tools and training they need to do their work well. Doing so not only helps others to grow, but also helps to reduce unnecessary stress that is harmful to performance.

This is the ninety-fourth post in our series entitled “100 Ways to Connect.” The series highlights language, attitudes and behaviors that help you connect with others. Although the language, attitudes and behaviors focus on application in the workplace, you will see that they also apply to your relationships at home and in the community.

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3 Insights About Stress Every Leader Should Know

Who experiences greater levels of stress: non-leaders or the boss? When I ask this question while teaching workshops on leadership, nearly all the bosses in the room respond that they are the ones under greater stress. They’re wrong. Hard data makes it clear that non-leaders experience greater stress and in many instances it has a negative effect on their performance.

the word stress written in red pencil

 

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Be Sensitive in How You Describe Colleagues

Introducing Business People

#93 Be Sensitive in How You Describe Colleagues

Saying this is “my employee” or “one of my people” is disconnecting.  Refer to people as “a colleague” instead.

This is the ninety-third post in our series entitled “100 Ways to Connect.” The series highlights language, attitudes and behaviors that help you connect with others. Although the language, attitudes and behaviors focus on application in the workplace, you will see that they also apply to your relationships at home and in the community.