“What if it doesn’t work?” “What if we try that and then everyone wants one?” “What if they come back with even more demands?”
Posted in Blog | Tagged Communication Skills, Conflict Resolution, Leadership | Leave a commentWe are grateful for this recent article our local newspaper, the Newton Kansan, published about us! Next Element helps companies to communicate effectively.
Posted in News | Tagged Communication Skills, Conflict Resolution, Effective Relationships, Leadership, Process Communication Model | Leave a commentWe’re excited to announce a new offering at Next Element. We look forward to seeing you on Google+ soon! Have you attended an Next Element Seminar? If so, here’s an opportunity to chat with, and ask Jeff questions. For 1-hour, you and 9 other individuals will be in a chat room with Jeff King. This [...]
Posted in News | Tagged Communication Skills, Conflict Resolution, Effective Relationships, Employee Engagement, Employee Motivation, Leadership, Process Communication Model, Social Intelligence, soft-skills, Trust In the Workplace | Leave a commentFeedback, Conflict, and Accountability It’s time for that annual review and you’ve got some tough feedback to give. You are concerned that it will not go well because of ongoing drama between you and the employee, or perhaps the employee’s difficulty receiving constructive feedback. You know that your executive team is avoiding conflict around key [...]
Posted in Newsletter | Tagged Communication Skills, Conflict Resolution, Effective Relationships, Leadership, Process Communication Model, Professional Development Services | Leave a commentWhenever I was in conversation with a particular friend, and I would say something like, “We really should get such-and-such taken care of,” my friend would say, “Who is we? Do you have a frog in your pocket?” Who is “we?” Have you ever heard statements like these at home and work: “We should [...]
Posted in Blog | Tagged Communication Skills, Conflict Resolution, Effective Relationships, Process Communication Model, Social Intelligence | Leave a commentWhat if you got rid of expectations and focused on what you wanted instead? I bet you’d experience…
Posted in Blog | Tagged Change Management, Conflict Resolution, Effective Relationships, Life Balance, Managing Conflict, Trust In the Workplace | 2 Comments“Knowing about a tool is one thing. Having the guts to use it in a way that brings art to the world is another. Perhaps we need to spend less time learning new tools and more time using them.” We like this quote from Seth Godin because it represents our approach to the Process Communication [...]
Posted in Blog | Tagged Communication Skills, Conflict Resolution, Process Communication Model, Trust In the Workplace | Leave a commentHave your meetings become a forum for competing agendas, apathy and wasted energy? How much time do you waste arguing, nitpicking policies, chasing rabbit trails, delaying decisions, and talking around the real issues? Is scheduling another meeting the only guaranteed outcome of your time together? While meetings have a place and purpose, too often [...]
Posted in News | Tagged Change Management, Communication Skills, Conflict Resolution, Employee Engagement, Facilitation Skills, Social Intelligence | Leave a commentYou may notice that we have a new look, we hope you like it! As we begin our 4th year on this wonderful journey that is Next Element, we are rolling out a new logo, a fresh brand identity, and a new look to our website. We hope you find the changes helpful, and fun! [...]
Posted in Newsletter | Tagged Communication Skills, Conflict Resolution, Effective Relationships, Employee Engagement, Employee Motivation, Leadership, Process Communication Model, Trust In the Workplace | Leave a commentSupervisors, managers, mom, dad, whatever your title is… it is just that, a “title,” not an “entitlement.”
Posted in Blog | Tagged Communication Skills, Conflict Resolution, Effective Relationships, Emotional Intelligence, Employee Engagement, Employee Motivation, Leadership, Social Intelligence, Trust In the Workplace | 2 Comments