Communication Skills It should come as no surprise that communication skills are among the important abilities for any businessman to master. No businessman can hope to achieve success in his field, whatever that field may be, unless he is able to communicate effectively. Now, some people think to themselves that they are inherently poor ...…
Managing Emotions Emotions are a central element to all of our lives. Life simply would not be worth living if we could not experience joy, wonder, and all other affirmative emotions. However, in order to experience those positive emotions, we must also experience the negative, harmful ones, and when we all allow these emotions to ...…
Stress Management Stress is an inevitable part of life. It’s a natural response to the various demands that each and every one of us faces on a day-by-day basis. And as we move up in the world and become more and more successful, we gain more and more responsibilities—and that leads to an increase in ...…
Negotiation, Part Two In my previous article, I covered a few of the most basic keys to any successful negotiation. I’ll continue that theme in today’s article, examining several other negotiation strategies which will help you to ensure that all of your negotiations are successful and satisfactory. In many ways, negotiation is just like ...…
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Negotiation, Part One Cooperation is the heart of business. Without it, nothing of significance could be achieved. And keep in mind that cooperation is not limited to partnerships between companies or teamwork within organizations. Any mutually beneficial action between parties qualifies as cooperation. This includes the purchase of any goods or services from suppliers ...…
Empathy One of the most common vocabulary mistakes that individuals make is confusing sympathy with empathy. The two terms, while related, are absolutely distinct. The key difference is between understanding another’s feelings and perspective versus the capability to actually experience (or at least approximate) that other person’s feelings and perspective. This means that empathy ...…
To be a successful businessman, you do not need to have an MBA. You do not need to have an impressive academic resume. Many, many entrepreneurs have become successful without the benefit of a strong formal education. However, if you lack this formal education, then you need to work hard at sharpening your informal education. ...…
Persuasion Skills In more barbaric times, humanity relied on force to solve its disputes. Nowadays, we disdain the use of violence as a means of problem solving. However, conflicts still exist, and we therefore still require a means of resolving them. And so, instead of fighting physically, we now use our words to settle disagreements. ...…
