As a follow up from my recent post, today's blog will deal with how we change our communication in terms of what we say and how, in order to fit in with the culture of a company and to suit the client's needs and requirements. According to George Bernard Shaw, "The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place." Communication is the manner in which we create a true connection with each other and it assists us in relaying messages…

The Southern African Society for Co-operative Education (SASCE) recently launched “The African Journal for Work-Based Learning’ at the National Skills Conference. Shakeel Ori, President of SASCE, said that while the journal is new, co-operative education and work-based learning are not.…

I think many of us felt at some stage in our lives that our job is not very important.

Society tells us what is important and what is not important or valuable. This will make many people feel that their specific strengths are not important. This is not true. We all can make a valuable contribution in doing what we do best. You just have to look beyond society’s judgments.

For example, one guy is a neurologist, and another a builder of car parts. Society may say the neurologist…

As a manager, you are critical to the success of the organisation. Not only do you assist staff in understanding their role within the organisation, assist them in their development, and monitor their work to ensure it is satisfactory, but you also create organisation culture.

The saying that ‘people join organisations but leave managers’ has been verified by a number of recent studies. It is performance management-related activities that influence how much effort employees…

Often we find that internal communication between employees; whether senior managerial staff or lower level staff; is not where it should be. Once an employee feels welcomed, relaxed and at home within the company and co-workers become friendly, the communication tends to be blase', very relaxed and unprofessional.

Each company has its own culture,…

Our business at Talkwell revolves around the way individuals enhance their professionalism in the work area, from a communication perspective. Being in an industry where customer service, interpersonal skills and personal refinement is of utmost importance, it becomes second nature when having to notice and pinpoint when another person in passing is lacking in these areas. I therefore would like to draw your attention to an aspect that I find rather troubling and I am well aware that…