by Todd Burrier | Blog, Business Development, Family Health, Relationship Skills
“How do You Handle People of Different Generations?” This is a question/challenge that comes up often in leadership training workshops. And for good reason. There is a natural gap between generations that tends to breed a “we” versus “they” kind of attitude, and can...
by Todd Burrier | Blog, Business Development, Home Business Training, Relationship Skills
Listen, Pause, Ask… This is such a simple, effective formula. And yet, it’s not very common in practice. Instead, what is more often occurring is: Hear, and then interrupt. I differentiate listening and hearing, because they are in fact different. Hearing is a gift....
by Todd Burrier | Blog, Business Development, Relationship Skills, The Process
Lack of Curiosity Might Keep the Cat Alive, But it Will be a Disaster for You. I was curious about the old adage “curiosity killed the cat” so I looked it up. Perhaps you are already aware, but this is attributed to playwright Ben Johnson in the 1598 play...
by Todd Burrier | Blog, Business Development, Relationship Skills
The Mother of All Communication Disconnects… When I am teaching interpersonal skills, I often talk about something I call the “communication gap.” This is the naturally occurring difference between what one person says, and what the other person...
by Todd Burrier | Business Development
The Association of American Colleges and Universities recently surveyed 318 companies that hire new college graduates. 93% of them responded that critical thinking, problem-solving, and communication skills are more important to them than the undergraduate Major in...
