by Chris Fenning | 15 Jan 2022 | Communication skills you need at work, Everyday communication with business teams, Give status updates, Improving technical to business communication
Software delivery delays happen. We could argue that they shouldn’t, but despite the best efforts of various project methodologies software deadline changes are common. One of the less fun parts of responding to a software project delay is having to inform...
by Chris Fenning | 14 Jan 2022 | Communication competence, Fundamental communication skills
Do you communicate the same way in a work meeting as you do at a party? Probably not. We change how we communicate depending on where we are, who we are with, and what the situation requires. Despite this, one of the questions people type into Google is ‘Is...
by Chris Fenning | 13 Jan 2022 | Communication competence, Fundamental communication skills
No matter what level your communication competence is, there’s always room for improvement. Which begs the question, can communication competence be learned? If you aren’t sure, check out what communication competence is and how to measure communication competence....
by Chris Fenning | 12 Jan 2022 | Communication competence, Fundamental communication skills
Many job descriptions include ‘good communication competence’ as a required skill (or some variation of communication skills, etc). It sounds reasonable to want candidates to have the ability to communicate. The thing is, if it is a requirement, we should know how to...
by Chris Fenning | 11 Jan 2022 | Communication competence, Fundamental communication skills
If you look at a job description you will see a list of required competencies. These competencies are skills and abilities that the employer wants the candidates to have. Not surprisingly, a common item on the list is communication skills, or communication competence....
