by Diana Tapp | Nov 11, 2019 | blog
‘The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.’ George Bernard Shaw Communication is simple, conceptually. It is the practice that can be challenging, especially when we are pressured for time, or must communicate with a...
by Diana Tapp | Oct 10, 2019 | blog
Advice and feedback are synonyms, yet asking for each tends to give quite different outcomes. According to the latest research by Harvard Business School, if you really want honest feedback that is specific and helps you to genuinely improve you are much better off...
by Diana Tapp | May 28, 2019 | blog
It is abundantly clear that If you want to be successful in your career, you need strength in soft skills, in addition to your strength in hard skills (professional qualifications, technical skills). A survey of over 500 executives found that EQ (emotional...
by Diana Tapp | May 21, 2019 | blog
It’s amazing how lucky successful people and successful businesses are. In fact the stronger their discipline to take consistent actions is, the ‘luckier’ they get! Progress is more often a series of bumpy steps than a steady incline. Often it is the persistent, small...
by Diana Tapp | Apr 29, 2019 | blog
Telling would be much quicker and easier but it just doesn’t work anymore! Very few people, from Gen Y to the Baby Boomers, like to simply be told what to do. They expect to know WHY they are being asked to do a particular task, or to be included in making the...
