Feeling supported by people can have a great impact on our self-confidence, the decisions we take, or simply our outlook on life. Let’s admit it: it’s always nice to have people agree with us. There…
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How Influence Works
Influence is the “power to affect or change how someone or something develops, behaves, or thinks.” [1] It is particularly important at work to not only do your job well but also develop leadership skills….
36 Questions To Develop Closeness
A research published in 1997 explored interpersonal closeness by studying if two strangers could create more intimacy if they were asking each other specific personal questions than with small talk. The study follows other researches…
30 Conversation Starters For When You Don’t Know What To Ask
Whether you are on a date or having dinner with people you barely know, you can sometimes run out of things to talk about. When that happens, thoughts rush through your head searching for a…
How To Work With People You Don’t Like
They say we don’t choose our family. Well we certainly don’t choose our colleagues either. In some (most?) cases, we get along with them. They might not be perfect, but we aren’t either so there’s…
How To Be More Compassionate
Compassion is the ability to show empathy to others, to not judge them and to support them in a way that works for them. But compassion always starts with ourselves. It starts with accepting and…
Do This At Work If You Suck At Small Talk
One of the most underrated skills to master at work is the ability to have small conversations that don’t feel forced. Some people are good at it, and others feel awkward in front of a…
We Need To Talk About Suck-ups At Work
Looking at the articles that have been published so far, I noticed that there is a theme that comes back at times when I talk about collaboration and support. I thought it deserved its own…
9 Kind Things To Do At Work That Go A Long Way
Kindness is one of the most underrated values in the workplace and yet this is one of the most important. Kindness is about the (genuine) attention you give your colleagues on a daily basis. It…