What Is Proxemics?
The study of the communicative aspects of personal space and territory is called proxemics. Everyone is surrounded by an invisible zone of psychological comfort that follows us everywhere we travel. This protective bubble acts as a buffer zone against unwanted touching and attacks. Our comfort zone varies depending on who [...]
Negotiating skills can help you manage lots of different kinds of life situations, both at work and in your personal relationships. Here are a few examples of where these skills can help you build an even better life for yourself:
1. Many family situations require negotiating with others. Deciding which movie to see, planning how to spend [...]
How To Deal With A Complainer
A Complainer Is Characterized by:
1. Dissatisfaction in their personal life2. Anger3. A desire to have their concerns acknowledged4. Makes demands5. Wants explanations6. Makes threats or bluffs7. Frustration
Description
Complainers have a gripe about everything in their life. This usually comes from the underlying fact [...]
What better way to gain a new customer than by getting something you need in return? The following are tips to help you use bartering correctly, and make it a good experience for both you and who you are bartering with.
1. Make It FairBe sure you are both trading a fair value including shipping. It [...]
Based upon my research of over 300 managers in the last two years, I have found what qualities are most important to hiring managers.
You will be in a more competitive advantage if you do a self-assessment to determine if you possess these qualities. If you lack some of these qualities, find a career coach and [...]
You are standing on a small stage yelling, "What’s the name of the game?!"
"Win as much as you can!!!" comes roaring back.
"Who’s responsible for your score?!"
"I am!!"
The audience is composed of ninety men, all prisoners in a federal maximum security prison.
One more thing ? you’re a woman.
For three years, Alicia volunteered every Thursday at FCI [...]
Last week, a wonderfully-skilled electrician installed a new light fixture for us. He was competent, courteous and efficient. He answered all our questions simply, with skill and eloquence. I was amazed, as you might imagine, when I asked him, "How much do we owe you?" and his embarrassed reply was, "Gee, is [...]
What is Barter?Barter involves 2 parties. Each party wants to trade with each other and instead of exchanging cash for products or services, the exchange is carried out with products or services that each possesses. That is, there is a trade of a product or service that someone has, in return for another product or [...]
There’s an old joke about the New York City blackout. Power was out everywhere, and the electric company couldn’t figure out what was wrong or how to fix it. Finally, they decided that the only one who could solve the problem was a long-retired worker who knew the system inside and out. He came out [...]
"Conflict" is a word that can have varying degrees of severity, meaning, and implication for each individual or circumstance. For example, the conflict that is experienced in our current, daily lives seems insignificant in comparison to the Samurai, or those in war, who faced death on a regular basis. However, it is still [...]