Communication skills Archives - Blue Fjord Leaders

Discover How To Navigate Difficult Discussions: A Do’s and Don’ts Guide for Engineers

by Shelley Row | Jan 19, 2023 | communication, Communication skills, engineer, Leadership, Leadership in Engineering, Self-awareness, Team building

As technical professionals, we often find ourselves in situations where we need to have difficult discussions with our colleagues, superiors, or subordinates. These types of conversations can be uncomfortable, but they are necessary for effective communication and...

It’s Hard to Read the Label When You’re Inside the Jar

by Shelley Row | Nov 8, 2022 | Communication skills, Foundational Skills, Leadership in Engineering, Self-awareness

How to improve your self-awareness Self-awareness is critical for success in any role, but especially in management and leadership roles. Without self-awareness, it’s difficult to understand how our own behavior affects others, and how to adapt our communication...

Discover Your Communication Style

by Shelley Row | Aug 9, 2022 | Communication skills, Foundational Skills, Self-awareness

Get insights on how to better connect with the people around you Everyone has different communication styles Do you sometimes feel like you’re not quite connecting with the people around you? You’re not alone! Each of us has a unique communication style,...

Get Motivated to Motivate Your Staff

by Shelley Row | Jun 14, 2022 | Communication skills, Employee Engagement, Neuroscience

Now more than ever, it’s time to motivate staff The recent LinkedIn Workforce Confidence Survey which canvasses roughly 5,000 US workforce members every two weeks noted a six-point drop in the optimism that employees felt about their employer’s business. While there...

You Shouldn’t Feel That Way – and Other Phrases to Eliminate

by Shelley Row | May 17, 2022 | Communication skills

How to replace suppression phrases with validation to improve communication “You’re getting upset over nothing.” That’s what my boss told me after a particularly difficult project meeting where everything seemed to go wrong. I’m sure she meant well, but her words...

Curiosity: The Secret to High-Functioning Communication

by Shelley Row | May 3, 2022 | Communication skills, Uncategorized

How to be a curious, not judgmental leader Walt Whitman said, “Be curious; not judgmental.” The word, curiosity, evokes a sense of openness and flexibility. That’s a good way to approach interpersonal communication. In my courses, we define the goal of communication...