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Do you find some people on your team are difficult to communicate with? Perhaps they don’t give straight answers, or they dominate group conversations, or they’re outright hostile. Well, they could demonstrate one of four main communication styles: aggressive, passive, passive-aggressive or assertive. Communications specialist Leah Mether unpacks each style and how you can adapt to better connect with your team. 

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Fleur Heazlewood reckons that our race for more is reducing ourselves to less. Our health and wellbeing is the ‘less’, while the ‘more’ is the endless cycle of being busy. The answer, she says, is to prioritise our own wellbeing; if we do that, everything else will fall into place. Fleur shares some practical tips from her book, ‘Resilience Recipes: Making space for wellbeing that works’.

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A self-entitled employee is someone who thinks they should be paid more, who always wants promotions, the best opportunities, bonuses and take holidays only when it suits them. Often, a self-entitled employee is not particularly good at what they do, they do less work than their peers and add less value. So, how do you handle them? Workplace expert Michelle Gibbings says you need to address their behaviour regularly and methodically. She steps us through the types of conversations bosses should have with them and how to guide their thinking and expectations.

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Since the pandemic, the rate of people recording psychological distress has increased massively. That’s according to Kerry Howard, corporate mental health advisor, and author of, ‘How to heal a workplace culture: Tackle trauma, foster psychological safety and boost happiness at work’. She explains what trauma is and how to help minimise the traumatic impact in the workplace, through understanding and compassion.

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How are you doing with sales? Do you have a winning sales strategy or approach? If not and you’re struggling to close, you might need a different pitch. Glenn Poulos has developed a sales pitch from his many years in corporate sales, marketing and customer service roles. The ‘Punch Perfect Pitch’ starts with a "punch" or "bang" – an impactful opening that grabs the audience's attention. Because it’s important to understand the client's pain points and demonstrate how your product or service can address their most urgent problems.

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A successful sales team as one that is fully engaged, highly satisfied, able to handle pressure, and performs at their best. That’s according to Anna Glynn, speaker, author and coach on thriving workplaces, who shares her six secrets to sales success. Implementing the six principles, she insists, takes time and should be part of an ongoing plan.

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