The Uncommon Communicator

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, common sense is a good sense in practical matters.

Aristotle explained such operations with reference to a higher-order perceptual capacity which unites and…

Come celebrate our conversation with Jennifer lacy! She is the Building forward - lean practice leader for Robins and Morton. Founded in 1946, Robins & Morton is a privately held construction company…

Decision fatigue is a psychological phenomenon surrounding a person's ability or capacity to make decisions. It is also called ego depletion. The theory surrounding decision fatigue is that a human's…

Our Guest today William Bullock, 

Negotiator for the UK Police and currently serves as the asset manager for the UK Ministry of Defense.

He has spent 13 years as the most experienced and qualified host…

Mindfulness can be seen as a tool for developing greater self-awareness. By being present and attentive to our inner experience, we can gain a deeper understanding of ourselves and our motivations. T…

Reciprocity in its simplest terms refers to a give-and-take relationship where two or more people exchange information or actions in a balanced and mutually beneficial way.

The automatic response that…

The Yes...And method is an improvisational technique developed by The Second City, a renowned comedy theater and training center in Chicago. The technique is based on the principle of accepting and b…

Premature elaboration refers to the tendency of a person to provide excessive or unnecessary detail when communicating information. Here are some tips to avoid and correct this behavior:

1. Plan ahead: B…

Why do we use the words "brutal" and "honest" together?

If we examine the definitions, brutal means “savagely violent,” and honest means “morally correct.” Interesting, right? How two very different t…

An uncomfortable conversation is defined by the difficulty or sensitivity of the topic being discussed and the emotional responses it evokes in the participants.

Generally, an uncomfortable conversati…

Heuristics 

Heuristics are mental shortcuts for solving problems in a quick way that delivers a result that is sufficient enough to be useful given time constraints. Investors and financial profession…

This week we welcome our guest Felipe Engineer Manriquez https://www.linkedin.com/in/engineerfelipe?miniProfileUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afs_miniProfile%3AACoAAADDa68B6mm9VG0gSMmdeJITzyum01TPsf4&lipi=urn%3Ali%3A…

The Uncommon communicator is the individual that has the enlightenment to recognize in any situation whether communication has occurred. This uncommon communicator takes ownership of the conversation…

Giving or writing a review is very different from feedback or giving an evaluation. A review is for the masses. Your giving your review to others so you can either enrich them, avise them or plain te…

The Why and the how 

Why : 

1. According to a study by the Harvard Business Review, workers who prioritize their tasks are 90% more likely to be successful in achieving their goals.

2. A study by the Am…

In this episode The Uncommon Communicator returns to the interview format. WE are still trying to work out the kinks.

Our Guest Dan Faucher is a Certified Master Facilitator for Lean Design and Const…

Giving and receiving feedback is a truly a skill. The results on both ends of the exchange will brings growth, breathes life and trust into the relationship. 

Today we will look at:

·      Giving effec…

Giving good directions requires you to:

·      Understand the listener. 

·      Be skilled at giving directions 

Why do some have an issue with following directions?

1.     Limited reading or comprehensi…

The problem isn’t always the instructions’ fault:

·      Why do some people have difficulty following directions?

·      What are some tools to help us be better at following directions?

1.     Limited…

Decision makers are executive level stakeholders within a company that are responsible for making decisions and managing resources within their scope. 

There are so many ways on the internet to get t…