When it comes to our professional lives, happiness is not a topic that is discussed often. Somehow it seems not appropriate, maybe even unprofessional to talk about happiness. And yet, isn’t happiness what everyone is chasing? People look for fulfillment, recognition, achievements, etc. in their careers but don’t we chase those things because we think it will give us a feeling of happiness? So why not get rid of the middle parts and go straight to the final goal, happiness. Why not put some effort into finding out how to find happiness at work? Related: Why Do I Hate My …

Whether it’s our personal lives or working lives, people skills are crucial to achieving success. By putting conscious effort into improving our people skills, we could improve all areas of our lives. So how do we do that, how do we improve our people skills? How To Improve People Skills? People skills, like any other skills, will take some planning and lots of practice to improve. There are many proposed methods and ways to improve your people skills but to me, this comes down to a change of attitude. The second you manage to genuinely care about people, your people …

We all know people that are able to adopt very quickly to different perspectives, environments, or are able to change one’s way of thinking. They seem to be able to find more solutions to a problem or a challenge. Their life appears to be less stressful and more fun. They seem to be able to put on a different kind of thinking-cap for the moment and examine facts, situations, environments from different perspectives. Those people have developed cognitive flexibility. What is cognitive flexibility? Why is cognitive flexibility important? How can we develop cognitive flexibility? Related: What Is Attentive Listening? And …

We are all guilty of it. We do not listen to understand, instead, we listen to answer. But if we spend a little bit of time learning what is attentive listening and some simple techniques, we can become very successful communicators. Hearing But Not Listening “If you make listening and observation your occupation, you will gain much more than you can by talk.” — Robert Baden-Powell We spend a lot of time talking and listening in an attempt to try to communicate with each other. However, communicating with others is not an easy thing to do, and to perfect this …

Your day is exactly as long as everyone else’s. Yet some people seem to get more from time than others. If we learn to manage our time properly we can achieve that too. We can learn some basic time management principles and guidelines and as a result get more time to enjoy as we wish. Let’s see how can time management help you enjoy your life more. Related: Why Is Conflict Good? – Opportunities Provided By Conflict   Benefits Of Proper Time Management “He who every morning plans the transactions of that day and follows that plan carries a thread …