Decision making is not always an easy task. There are many personal and situational factors that can serve as barriers to analyzing problems effectively, things like our comfort zones, perceptions, and paradigms. Paradigms are our typical or common responses to situations or problems. To help your students become good decision [...]
Electronic mail, or email, is one of the most common methods of communicating in the workplace. It’s convenient because it allows you to read and respond to the sender when you are ready. Email is fast, your message is delivered as soon as you press send. It's efficient because it [...]
The next topic we will help you understand to teach your students decision-making skills is how to reach a win-win decision. A win-win decision is a deal that satisfies both sides in a negotiation. Many decisions today end in win-win situations. Win-win negotiating looks out for one’s interests while practicing [...]
Have you ever been with people who are always checking their phone? It probably makes you feel like you are not very important, since they are more interested in their phones than talking to you. Well, that’s how your employer and coworkers will feel if you are attached to your [...]
Take a minute to think of the worst teacher you’ve ever had. Maybe this teacher was rude, boring, or just couldn't relate to the students who he or she was teaching. It may be unfortunate, but at one time or another, we have all endured lessons from educators like the [...]
Imagine that you are in the middle of teaching one of your best lesson plans ever. Your classroom is buzzing with excitement for learning. The students are participating and engaged. You breathe a sigh of relief because you finally believe that what you have been repeating over and over is [...]
It is impossible to avoid conflict at work. Sooner or later, you will have a disagreement with your boss, or find yourself in the middle of a disagreement between co-workers. How should you handle these situations while getting along with your coworkers? Here are five tips for handling conflict in the [...]
There is a tremendous need for good decision makers in today’s world. People are needed who have the ability to make decisions quickly and responsibly. This is why it is so important for you to teach good decision making skills to your students. In order to do this, your students [...]
Every day your students face a number of decisions in the classroom. Some of these decisions are easy and require almost no thought at all. But some of these decisions have a tough problem at their core. The outcome is not easily predictable. The first step in these cases is [...]
Imagine that one of your students comes into class upset about something. He walks in slowly with his head down, throws his backpack on the floor and slams his book on his desk. He lays his face down on his book and covers his head with his hands. There are [...]
