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Interpersonal Skills Pre-Screened for Industrial Hiring
As industrial jobs change from mechanical and electrical to computerized, so do the skills required to perform these jobs. Mechanics become technicians. Interpersonal skills determine success in self-directed work teams. Supervisory roles change. Increasingly the initial stages of the hiring process include evaluations that test your interpersonal and decision-making skills. This article further explains this job-interview, candidate-selection evolution.
Read more“Social” of Social Media = Interpersonal
Social network use increases year-by-year. While many articles and posts highlight the negatives of social networking when compared to in-person interactions, here are some of the positive aspects of social networks and their effects on our “social”, or “interpersonal”, skills. This post also links to the Nielsen Wire research results on the rising use of social networks.
Read morePeak Performance in Tough Times
This is a mini-lesson by one of my National Speakers Association-DC Area colleagues, Dr. Wolfe Rinke, CSP. It’s about how to inspire peak performance even though “times are tough”.
Read moreImage – Dress for Success (Good Guideline Resources)
I like these sites for the photos / examples they provide to correspond with the typical advice on business attire. It’s one thing to say “wear a suit”. It’s another to actually visualize what “suits” look like.
Read moreChoose to Dance: Dedication to My Mom, @ 95 Years Young
Mom turned 95 in February. She’s been an inspiration to me – and one of the two primary role models in my life – to guide me in how to live life and interact with people. Her mantra…choose to dance. (And she doesn’t even know who Lee Ann Womack is.)
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