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Conversational Intelligence by Judith Glaser: Overview

What is Conversational Intelligence by Judith Glaser about? What are the main takeaways of the book? In Conversational Intelligence, Judith Glaser argues that your struggle to connect with certain co-workers or your team may be because of a lack of conversational intelligence. This means that you don’t understand how important conversations are at work, and how to infuse conversations with trust. Read below for a brief overview of Conversational Intelligence by Judith Glaser.

What Makes Good Writing? The 3 Ingredients You Need

What makes good writing? How do you determine the purpose of your writing? How much do creativity and accuracy matter? In Everybody Writes, Ann Handley offers a comprehensive guide to writing in today’s business world. She shares three ingredients for good writing that involve attention to your audience, creativity, and credibility. This formula works for all kinds of writing, within or outside of business. Read more to learn about these three elements of good writing.

What Leading With Empathy Looks Like in Business

What does it mean to lead with empathy? Why is empathy critical for managers to exhibit? Out of all the skills needed to lead, empathy is the most important. Employees want an empathetic leader who understands their feelings, communicates with them, and makes them feel seen at work. Without empathy, your company will be a cold environment that doesn’t drive results. Let’s look at how leading with empathy impacts work, and how you can be an empathetic leader.

How Cultural Differences Affect International Business

Wondering how cultural differences affect international business? What are some examples of cultural differences in international business? Jodie Fox wrote Reboot in part to provide advice on dealing with many of the situations you’ll encounter should you build a global business. In the book, she explains how cultural differences affect international business by providing examples of running her own global business—Shoes of Prey. Read on to learn about how cultural differences affect international business, based on Fox’s examples.

What Is Conversational Intelligence & Why Is It Important?

What is conversational intelligence? Why are conversations crucial for human connection? In Conversational Intelligence, Judith Glaser explains what conversational intelligence is and the qualities that define a good conversation. Conversations are especially important at work for better trust and team-building. Read below to learn more about conversational intelligence.

Preparing for Publication: The Final Steps Before Letting Go

What are the final stages of the writing process? How do you know when your piece is ready for publication? In Everybody Writes, Ann Handley offers a comprehensive guide to writing everything you need to write in today’s business world. The book’s main focus is on writing for marketing purposes, but many of the principles can be applied to other types of writing as well. Keep reading for Handley’s advice on your third and fourth drafts and your final edits as you prepare for publication.

How to Create a Good Company Culture: Jodie Fox’s Advice

Want to know how to create a good company culture? Why is it important? How do business experts recommend strengthening company culture? The book Reboot explores the rise and fall of Jodie Fox’s global business Shoes of Prey. In the book, Fox offers an honest look into her successes and failures as an entrepreneur, and she specifically offers advice on how to create a good company culture and why it’s so important. Keep reading to learn how to create a good company culture, according to Fox’s advice.

How to Create a Brand Voice: Telling Customers Who You Are

Does your brand have a strong voice? Does it appeal to your target customers? Should it include humor? To write good marketing material, you must hone and convey your brand’s voice. A strong brand voice offers an identity for the customer to align with, and it can be the deciding factor when customers are choosing between you and your competitors. Read more to learn how to create a brand voice.

The Secret to Getting Rich May Surprise You

What’s the secret to getting rich? Where should you channel your energy if you want to build serious wealth? There isn’t really a secret to getting rich. You get rich by creating value, and you create value by solving problems and catering to the needs of people. Therefore, if you want to get rich, you should reorient your focus from making money to creating value. Here’s why you can’t create wealth without creating value.

The Ultimate Guide to Changing Organizational Culture

How do you institute a change in an organization’s culture? Why can’t corporate culture be enforced in a top-down fashion? Changing organizational culture is the first step to implementing any other changes in a company (e.g. operational or restructuring). Any organizational changes will likely be illusory unless there’s a transformation of the broader culture because policy, practice, and process are all ultimately downstream from culture. In this article, you’ll learn what exactly is meant by “organizational culture,” why it’s important, and what it takes to change it.