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Need some help with your communication skills? Our blogs have plenty of tips and guidance to help you speak with confidence, whatever the situation.

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Post Maternity Leave Tips - Managing Boundaries for Work/Home Balance

This blog will share several strategies that have emerged from many coaching conversations.

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Post Maternity Leave Tips - Requesting a Change in Working Hours

If you’ve ever felt the need to have an important conversation, but couldn’t bring yourself to it, this model may help.

3 min read

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Failing to deal with this simple question can ruin your interview.

One last question the interviewer says, “can you tell the panel why you think you are the right person for this role”

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How to manage a difficult conversation ?

The opening 60 seconds is critical to setting the scene and it is important to explain the “Rules of Engagement” before a difficult conversation starts.

5 min read

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Are you listening…really listening?

Effective listening is at the heart of everything we do as leaders, be that managing people or dealing with clients. Effective listening can give you the edge.

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Improve your communication skills with these 4 questions

Here are four types of questions that you probably use already, but used the right way and at the right time can really develop your essential communications skills.

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