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How To Tell Clients You’re Raising Your Prices
It can be scary to tell clients you’re raising your prices. Every fear you can imagine flashes before your eyes - over and over. Are you going to lose your best clients? However you choose to do it, your best approach is to do it thoughtfully and to prepare. Here are 8 ways you can help you tell your clients you’re raising your rates.
3 Simple Ways You Can Make Your Email Writing Magnificent
I came up with the following 3 simple recommendations to make email writing magnificent.
How Is Your Tribe Influencing Your Behaviour?
Empathy is a soft-skill we all have and is a healthy part of a healthy tribe. The beauty is empathy at work is a low-to-no cost motivator that improves productivity, creativity and team morale while also fuels collaboration and improves customer satisfaction. What’s not to love?
Motivated Reasoning: Why We Believe What We Believe.
Motivated reasoning impacts what we believe and explains how our thoughts create our reality. This article explores some of the nuances of motivated reasoning including how and why it subconsciously impacts how we all behave and what you and I can do to help the people we work with be more open to change.
When In Conflict, Be A Good Listener: A Step-by-Step Approach
One of the most productive things you can do to be a good listener when in a conflict situation is to help the other person trust you are there to understand their thoughts, feelings and needs. Another thing a good listener does is stay away from judging anyone, laying blame or letting your triggers (strong emotions), get the best of you.
Why Listening Is Important… And How To Listen Well:
Listening is one of the greatest ways to build trust with the other person or people. If you listen to them they will be more likely to listen to you. Especially during difficult conversations, letting the other person feel that they have been heard and understand will go a long way to helping you resolve the situation in a respectful, thoughtful, collaborative way.
Email Etiquette Rules For Leaders And Their Team
These 8 email etiquette rules for leaders and their team will help you and your team save time, elevate your teams email communication and strengthen your professional reputation / brand.
10 Ways To Get Noticed At The Office In A Good Way
If you want to become a leader you have to take opportunities to lead and learn every chance you get. Part of this is getting noticed. How well you are doing with the following list of 10 ways to get noticed at the office?
How To Tell An Employee They Didn't Get A Promotion
When the difficult conversation of telling an employee they didn't get a promotion is handled well, a disappointment can become a chance for growth. Handling these conversations with empathy and respect will be your best chance of keeping a valued employee engaged.
Is Procrastination An Enemy of Time Management?
If you routinely get to the end of a day and have not accomplished anything significant from your To-Do list, you may have a serious procrastination problem. Otherwise, you might be OK and need to embrace your procrastination.