by Dr Sharon | Nov 7, 2016 | Uncategorised
Ever feel like throttling someone? Anger (sometimes we label it as being irritated, frustrated and/or annoyed) is a normal and healthy emotion but it’s important to deal with it in constructive ways. Uncontrolled anger can take a toll on both your health and...
by Dr Sharon | Nov 7, 2016 | Uncategorised
Do you listen to learn? Last week we explored the difference between hearing and listening; we can hear by simply perceiving sounds with the ear whereas listening is an active process that requires active attention. It’s a highly sought after skill and, fortunately,...
by Dr Sharon | Oct 26, 2016 | Achieve Goals, Communication, Emotional Intelligence, Ethics at Work, Leadership, Relationships (Self and Others)
Care in silence According to Rothwell and Sredl (1992, p.391), there is an enormous difference between just hearing and active listening. We can “hear” simply on the basis of auditory stimuli. For example, we hear a train, even if we are not paying much...
by Dr Sharon | Oct 22, 2016 | Achieve Goals, Emotional Intelligence, Ethics at Work, Leadership, Relationships (Self and Others), Stress Management, Time Management
Are your priorities up the creek? Making decisions on what projects to tackle, and when to tackle them, will always feature as a daily task for most of us. We all have a variety of jobs to perform with goals to achieve, and each job will have its own timescale and...
by Dr Sharon | Sep 15, 2016 | Communication, Emotional Intelligence, Ethics at Work, Relationships (Self and Others), Stress Management, Time Management
Lessons from Beirut I had the pleasure of going to Lebanon last week to facilitate emotional intelligence training for i-engineering’s country heads. I was so impressed by them. In nine years, they have grown from two people who started up a business in their garage...
