Communication Blog

Motivating Different Styles

Studies show that people are motivated by many different things. Money ranks in the middle of the list.

The Tools of Productive Communication

This post contains three tools that will help you re-learn how you communicate.

The Four Powers of Communication

The word communication literally means “to make common.” At its most basic level, it means letting your needs be known. At its highest level, communication means building strong, trusting relationships with people whose perspectives are very different from your own. The educator and psychotherapist Virginia Satir wrote, “Once a human being has arrived on this …

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The Role of Conversation

Change happens because people talk. Conversation is the work that people must do to change. The problem is, most leaders forget that their role is to create forums where people can talk about their work, ask what could be improved, and listen to their suggestions.

The Importance of Talk

People often ask me what the secret is to high-performing organizations. I surprise them by saying: “Talk.” As consultants, one of the first things we look for is the level of talk, the quality of talk, and who’s doing the talking.

Communication Styles in the Workplace – 10 Infographics

Here are 10 Straight Talk communication styles images drawn from our blog posts.

The Language of Each Communication Style

Now that you’ve learned about your style of communicating and how to identify the styles of the people around you, how can..

It All Starts With Communication Styles

In file cabinets, photo albums and desk drawers, most of us have more photographs of ourselves than we will ever have time to sort through.

The Four Powers of Communication

The word communication literally means “to make common.” At its most basic level, it means letting your needs be known. At its highest level, communication means building strong, trusting relationships with people…

Zeroing In On Your Own Communication Style

“A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other.” – Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities Understanding your style of communicating would be relatively easy if you limited yourself to one of the four basic styles. However, depending on the situation, you …

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