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7 Questions to Help You Interact More Effectively

Posted Mon, 04/05/2010 - 18:51 by On Leadership

“…in most jobs that involve a customer, [emotional labor] is all you are getting paid for." -Seth Godin

 If a job or task can be done by a robot or computer, it likely already is or will be.   People who do jobs that don’t require some emotional element are easily replaced.

 Emotional labor is the work that makes you feel tired even though you’ve been sitting in a chair all day.  

 Emotional labor is the work of connecting.  

7 Steps Toward More Effective Communication

Posted Sun, 04/04/2010 - 21:28 by On Leadership

A friend who is a rabbi told me why Hebrew is often written without vowel points. He said that the holy books are not considered the to be a word from God until they are breathed. That's right...breathed...spoken...inspired. He then went on to talk about the ruach...the breath... that moved in the Judaeo-Christian view of creation. As he spoke, it seemed that speech itself and the breath that made it possible were tools of power by which the divine entered into the mundane.

How to Get More Done While Having a Good Time

Posted Wed, 02/17/2010 - 20:45 by On Leadership

It seemed like everyone was in the hallways. They weren't doing anything of note. They were just...talking. Some were talking animatedly with gestures that needed no words. Some seemed so relaxed with expressions of pleasure on their faces as they chatted. In one corner three men with furrowed brows conferred in a seemingly serious manner. Others milled about accepting greetings from those who hurried by. It was time. Suddenly, the various huddles broke and everyone scurried away leaving the marble halls empty and quiet.

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