Garden of faith and hope

 

 

 When we are born, we  begin to nurture our garden of faith and hope with seeds planted, maturing slowly and making their way to the sun- resilient to the extreme weather, as we walk our daily sojourn with our Creator.

Overcoming challenges

 

 

 It is not the challenges  you overcome  that  are so important, but the journey you  travelled doing so and what you have gleaned it  to share with others  that is most significant.

 

The ember months

 

When  we progress into our later years, like the last four months  of the year known as the ember months , these years becomes our ember  months --glowing and burning ever brightly with character, grace, and faith.

Free Word Plug IN

For those who are auditory learners or process  info. better through auditory means... here is something below that may be of help to you in your workplace . 

http://www.wordtalk.org.uk/home/  ---   reads Microsoft Word aloud. but Windows only.

A recommended website for communication issues

One of the most important skills to succeed in any career is communication skills. This website- communicationbriefings.com- is one site that will help you in achieving this goal. It is an excellent go to site for a number of issues and concerns that you may encounter in the workplace.

Holistic Employee Engagement

Holistic employee engagement is really about creating a positive influence on peoples behaviour.

This goal can be achieved through many of the following means:

1. Support them emotionally, within the context of workplace communications
2. Provide guidance and positive feedback for performance enhancement
3. Recognize good work publicly and openly
4. Demonstrate a commitment to honouring their views and opinions—ask for their perspectives and act on their workplace needs and wishes- what is needed to do their job
5. Work one- on -one in positive collaboration with employees on their work
6. Avoid too little or too much guidance
7. Avoid detailing to extreme measures about their respective projects
8. Avoid unconstructive feedback by addressing only the issue at hand—not all their past transgressions at once or vague comments that do not address specific work behaviours and performance..
9. Do not hold grudges—move forward each day in your attempt to engage them holistically

Time- honoured tips for business relationship success

Some time-honored tips for business relationship success:

• Don’t focus on being right but on having the best results
• Leave the ego at home
• Embrace the ideas of others
• Remember that cultivating the right environment makes a difference and being genuinely listened to— it is not just about compensation
• Under promise and over deliver
• Go beyond their expectations
• Acknowledge and practice the true art of reciprocity
• Commit random acts of kindness

Listening and Holistic/ Organic Communication

Listening is the one key ingredients of holistic/ organic communication. It involves and embraces all the senses as well as the heart , mind and spirit in reaching out to build a bridge unifying all parties. But, to achieve this goal, get ready to do some hard-core active and totally engaged listening.