by Maureen Steele | May 25, 2021 | Uncategorized
“Getting To Yes – Negotiating Agreements Without Giving In” (2011, Penguin, R.Fisher and W.Ury) 1 Interests Critically, interests differ to positions – a position is what a party wants whereas an interest is why. For example, if you completed a project...
by Maureen Steele | May 25, 2020 | Communication For The Future, Mastering Workplace Challenges, Uncategorized
Having thousands of bank workers in big, expensive city offices “may be a thing of the past”, Barclays boss Jes Staley has said. About 70,000 of Barclays’ staff worldwide are working from home due to coronavirus lockdown measures. ...
by Maureen Steele | May 16, 2017 | Coaching, Communication skills for leaders, Communication Strategies For Leaders, Uncategorized
As a leader, it may be easy to impress with your knowledge but finding the right words at the right time to ask a great coaching question that focuses the attention of the listener where it most needs to be is a tough call. Why is this? Often, neither the person who...
by Maureen Steele | Apr 24, 2012 | Uncategorized
Searching for a birthday card recently for a friend, I came across one that read, “Inside every older person, there is a young one wondering what on earth happened.” (Text in italics loosely paraphrased for public consumption, of course!) There are many things we may...
by Maureen Steele | Apr 10, 2012 | Uncategorized
Traditionally, teaching – as well as many organisational initiatives in training and development – is classroom-based. Is it time to change the basic approach? Many companies are already placing more emphasis on distance learning or blended courses where a...
by Maureen Steele | Apr 2, 2012 | Uncategorized
Coaching is a much-discussed topic in the workplace these days. Many managers and team leaders are expected to coach and yet there is still much uncertainty about what excatly coaching is, what a coach does, who can be coached and how. At The Training Box we welcome...
