Virtual Teams in Education

The future of business is not in brick and mortar institutions as historically viewed. The proliferation and miniaturization of communications mediums, cellular telephone, fax, Internet, personal data devices, and lap top computers, make offices available where people are – not where the office is. What does this mean in terms of education? The United States Department of Education (US-DOE) provides a look into higher education statistics for twelve months 2000 to 2001. US-DOE figures from that period show 56 percent (2320) post-secondary two- and four-year schools had online courses. Another twelve percent desire to go online within the next three years. Finally, 31 percent said they would not go online. Clearly, two-thirds of colleges and universities have or want online educational opportunities for students.

Differences Between Men and Women in the Workplace

A very important issue concerning diversity is the difference between men and women at workplace. As the matter of international experience of hiring people it is very important to point out that there have been a great number of cases connected with discrimination.

Personal Education and Communication Pathways and Pitfalls

There is no one best communication style or magical speak-by-the-numbers formula that will make you a compelling verbal communicator. However, if you master the following steps, you'll become an above average communicator and leader

Effective Communication

As you build your strategic plan, do you know whether each member of your leadership team demonstrates the ability to communicate effectively? So that you stay on track with your plan, do you consistently implement and use an objective measurement tool to ensure effective communication?

Work Place Communication and Confronting Abuse at the Office

When people talk about abuse in Work Place Communication circles many people assume right away they are talking about sexual abuse; either a woman boss against a man, a Gay man taunting a straight man or a Man making sexual remarks to a woman.

Conflict Resolution in the Workplace and Management Tips

Good managers and supervisors are very essential to an organization. In today's business and legal environment, it is very important to understand on how to handle employees effectively.

Employee Partnership Through Delegation

If you want to develop high performance employee partnerships, you must do so by example. One way to lead by example is to exhibit self-confidence. You can show that you are a confident leader. A leader has personal power. A boss gets his or her power from the title on a business card. Show your confidence by delegating tasks and responsibilities to your team members. Delegate in a way that builds alliance relationships so team members become interdependent with one another rather than dependent or independent.

Building and Sustaining Positive Relationships in the Workplace

It's Monday morning and you've only been at the office for a couple of hours. The phone has not stopped ringing, you've barely made a dent in your emails, there is a project deadline looming, a team meeting to lead and your boss is concerned and hassling you about the project outcome. Does any of this sound familiar to you? Does it feel overwhelming?

The O J Simpson Case - The Impact of Race Communications - Nu Leadership Series

Examine how the notion of diversity has become a test-bed for social unrest. Learn what the OJ Simpson case did to America regarding racial harmony and communications. Nu Leadership is a column that explores the changing workforce and social environment as it relates to leadership development.

Workplace Safety Tips - Evacuation Plans are more than a Fire Drill

Facility evacuation plans are an often overlooked training opportunity that can save thousands of dollars in the event of an actual emergency. Creative use of fire drill training can enhance business communications through interactions with the employees who are being evacuated.

National Culture and the Organization

In this article I will refer to culture in terms of patterns of thinking and acting. There are certainly differences in mental perception; some of them depend on the nationality. I will try to show in this article that the different national culture might affect the organization.

Instant Messages Don't Just Disappear

Instant messages don't disappear when you close the Sametime (or other) instant messaging window, not in the corporate world anyway. Just about all corporations back up their network systems' activity daily. What corporations do with instant messaging varies widely.

Fierce Conversations, Part II

In the first article on fierce conversations, we examined the fact that doing business is essentially an extended series of conversations. Conversations that are robust, thought provoking and passionate. These are what we refer to as fierce conversations. In this, the second of three articles, we focus on why listening is so important, why few of us are consistently effective listeners and what can be done to improve listening skills

Hospitals - Creating a Friendly Work Environment

Hey who knew? Whether or not people choose to admit it, each and every employee in a healthcare setting plays a huge roll in their facility and it starts in their own backyard.

More Tips For Fitting In At The Workplace

A lot of times, the amount of satisfaction that one receives in a job is in direct relation to the way they interact with their co-workers. There are McDonald's employees that are happier then rocket scientists due to their attitude and demeanor while in the workplace. To that end, we've assembled some more tips on how to be happy on the job.