Understanding People


Whatever you do for a living you’ll need to work with and understand people. Below you’ll find the articles at EPM from the people category.

Basic People Skills

If you’ve never worked on improving your people skills before, start here.

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Advanced People Skills

Once you’ve read the introductory articles above, take a look at some of my favourite articles from this category.

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The Trust Equation

How much we can influence others is a function of how much we trust the other party. We are very unlikely to be influenced by people we distrust. We are far more likely to listen and accept the ideas of

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Knowledge Retention Strategies

The speed of technological advancement is growing at an exponential rate (see Moore’s Law for how this relates to computer hardware). In addition to accelerating technological advancement and complexity, employees are increasingly mobile and staying in the employment of a

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New Boss? 5 Conversations you need to Have…

Whether you have just been promoted, started a new job, or your previous boss has been replaced, having a new boss can be a daunting experience, as you will have invested much time an effort into building your relationship with

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The Art of Delegation

The objective of delegation is to get a task done by someone else to save yourself time. As a manager or leader it is also your responsibility to grow the maturity, authority, and capabilities of those within your team. Understanding

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