eat your veggies: how communication makes you healthier
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{Eat Your Veggies!
HOW COMMUNICATION MAKES
YOU HEALTHIER
#pcn14veggies@TACareers
Why is this girl talking about
vegetables at PodCamp?
Eat more of them.
Benefits!
What happens if you ignore them?
So, let’s talk vegetables.
Why this may be
important to you… Common frustrations Freelancers face
Common productivity drains
Inefficient systems
Knowledge silos
Lack of job satisfaction
What are some
communication problems
you’ve had in your
business or organization?
Why this is
particularly
critical for me…
Top 5 Reasons Employees Quit (according for a Forbes article at the end of 2013) Stability
Compensation
Respect
Health Benefits
Work-Life Balance
USA Today: Employee’s biggest frustration? Bosses who can’t do the job
Bosses who can’t solve problems
Bosses who are insensitive to people around them
The Bottom Line
$$
Health & Stability
More
meetings.
But I HATE veggies!
Less
productivity.
Less time
on task.
We have to talk about feelings?!
It takes
time.
They taste
bad!There are
other tastier foods!
Too
expensive! Not
convenient!I don’t know how to cook
them!
“Communication is a skill that
you can learn. It’s like riding a
bicycle or typing. If you’re willing
to work at it, you can rapidly
improve the quality of every part
of your life.”-Brian Tracy
1.Daily Communication
2.Organizational
Communication3.Consultants?
Listen
Pay attention to body
language
Consider communication
preference
Consider your tone
Don’t be too casual
Restate what you hear
Never stop improving
1.Daily CommunicationFor the workplace, with clients, networking, and more!
2. Organizational CommunicationSupercharge your communication!
Ask for feedback (ex. surveys)
Seek first to understand – not to
be first to have an opinion
Use “I” rather than “You”
Depersonalize Conflicts
Compliment others’ ideas
Progress Meetings
Performance Meetings
BE DIRECT!
3. ConsultantsKnowing when you could use an extra boost
A 3rd party can quell conflicts
Know where your expertise ends
and when you need someone with
more expereince
Try a DiSC Assessment or another
tried and tested method
Businessperson
Sources:• http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/consequences-not-eating-fruits-vegetables-6202.html• http://passivepanda.com/freelancing-part-iv• http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/kay/2013/12/21/at-work-frustrations-
inferiority/4117067/• http://tribehr.com/blog/20-tips-for-enhancing-workplace-communication
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Heather Neisen@TACareers