Articles on Soft Skills
Coaching & Mentoring
Giving feedback can be a challenge if you want to be both heard and respected for giving it. It’s hard to predict how a person will respond, but some methods are definitely more effective than others.Best Practices
Leadership lessons: the 4 steps to success
There’s no such thing as a perfect leader. No matter how charismatic, persuasive or successful, every leader has their own unique strengths and their own unique weaknesses.
Coaching & Mentoring
Peer coaching can help build leadership skills, increase productivity and improve workplace engagement. PXT Select reports can form a great base for these employee development discussions.People Management
Tips for managing 4 bad workplace behaviors
Bad attitudes and disengaged workers, of course, are unhealthy for organizations at every level. One study by Gallup, in fact, found that actively disengaged employees cause U.S. companies between $450–$550 billion in lost productivity (2013).
Organizational Culture
Team projects are challenging. Asking individuals with different opinions and working styles to come together to solve a problem is a delicate balancing act. One miscast team member can ruin the entire dynamic.