Archive for the ‘Communication’ Category

Toning up your brain

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —February 8, 2009
Filed in Communication

For years the field of neuroscience, much like the field of management, has been held back by a metaphor: the brain is a computer (machine) …

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A fun day at TEDx Melbourne

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —January 18, 2009
Filed in Communication

Yesterday I spend the day with 40+ other TED enthusiasts at Monash Uni watching and discussing TED videos. We believe it was the first independent …

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For job hunters—finding and telling better stories

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —January 13, 2009
Filed in Business storytelling, Communication

More people will be looking for jobs this year. Sadly unemployment is rising. Getting a job interview will be tough so it will be doubly …

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Saying thanks is important for collaboration

Posted by  chandni —December 11, 2008
Filed in Anecdotes, Communication

A discussion thread on the Australian Facilitator’s Network (AFN) list highlights a collaborative behaviour we don’t seem to practice enough of and in a meaningful …

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What is effectiveness?

Posted by  Mark Schenk —November 18, 2008
Filed in Communication

I just opened the book “Semper and Score: Enhancing Organisational Effectiveness” by Tom Graves and was taken by the elegantly simple answer to this question …

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Creating a culture where people have conversations

Posted by  chandni —November 7, 2008
Filed in Anecdotes, Communication

Many (most?) of our conversations in the workplace are transactional: in fact they are not conversations at all. In the October issue of Anecdotally, we …

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Generation WE

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —November 2, 2008
Filed in Communication, Culture

Quote on listening

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —September 22, 2008
Filed in Communication

“The best way to persuade people is with your ears – by listening to them.” Dean Rusk listening, persuasion

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Aphorisms we should dismiss in the face of complexity

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —August 23, 2008
Filed in Communication

Life’s little sayings have a big impact on how we think. A stitch in time saves nine. A bird in the hand is worth two …

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Your brain and presentations

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —June 7, 2008
Filed in Communication

Garr Reynolds is the presentation guru and he’s developed a series of book reviews done in an engaging and informative way using, you guessed it, …

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