Leadership: An Essential Skill

 "Talking" with your hands plays a huge role in conversation but I've never really understood what hand gestures mean or when to use what or how it works. Some gestures look really funny or sometimes it looks like people are just flailing their arms everywhere. But, according to some psychologists these funny gestures actually help people express their thoughts more effectively. "A study analyzing TED Talks last year found that the most popular, viral speakers used an average of about 465 hand gestures, which is nearly twice as many as the least popular speakers used. Other researchers has found that people who “talk” with their hands tend to be viewed as warm, agreeable and energetic, while those who are less animated are seen as logical, cold and analytical (Gregoire, 2016)." This does not mean that you need to be waving your arms up and down every second you say a word though! Hand gestures are important in the way we think. Basically hand gestures take what

Have you have tried to do something for years but failed because you're not getting anywhere or you have no purpose? Well it might be because you haven't set any goals for yourself. Many people jump from task to task because its either taken them too long to accomplish or because they haven't seen any progress. If you feel this way you need to set yourself a SMART goal. A SMART is an acronym for Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Timely. SMART goals are a great way to know exactly what to do to accomplish the goal, with no questions asked. First, you start with a specific goal in mind. You want it to be specific so it motivates you. You need to figure the who, what, when, where, and why of this specific goal. Next, measurable, pick something you'll be able to track so you can physically see your own progress and keep focused. Then comes attainable. Don't pick something so far out of this world that you physically would be able to do it, make it realisti

It is very hard to make a decision sometimes. For me personally I know I always have a tough time. It's easy when either A: someone makes the decision for you or B: the decision is a group consensus. But, as a manager it will never be this easy and you'll just have to make the decision yourself. The article I found on mind t ools.com talks about the Vroom-Yetton Decision making model. "This model  allows you to bring consistency and order to a process that might otherwise feel idiosyncratic and instinctive." To put it simply it effectively  helps you make a decision. The  Vroom-Yetton offers a several different decision making processes into one model and helps you choose the best one to use for that specific situation. Before using the Vroom-Yetton model you must take three factors into consideration:  decision quality, team commitment, and time constraints. Once you have done this you are ready to go. The picture below is the actual Vroom-Yetton model. It is a ser