by Elaine Rosenblum | Feb 25, 2018 | Collaborative Communication, Conflict, Conversation, Interviewing, ProForm U®, Respect
Have you ever been having a terrific conversation with a client or colleague when you let your guard down and an awkward comment slips out? Perhaps your slip was your honest and strong feelings about any number of issues such as your position on immigration, religion...
by Elaine Rosenblum | Feb 10, 2018 | Conversation, Human Connection, Low to No Tech, ProForm U®, Social Media
I was glad to learn that early tech investors and the engineers who wrote the code have initiated The Center for Humane Technology to curb tech addiction and realign technology with humanity’s best interests. These social entrepreneurs are having second thoughts about...
by Elaine Rosenblum | Jan 25, 2018 | Civility, ProForm U®, Respect
Do you remember what respects sounds and looks like? Appropriate, respectful, civil discourse seems to have lost its compass in democratic society. I was thrilled to read about a new book, Treating People Well: The Extraordinary Power of Civility at Work and in Life,...
by Elaine Rosenblum | Dec 12, 2017 | Human Connection, Low to No Tech, ProForm U®, Self Improvement, Smart Phones, Social Media
“I think we have created tools that are ripping apart the social fabric of how society works.” The underlying physiology of this idea is that we are a society addicted to dopamine. Ironically, this was not said by me or a world renowned psychiatrist. It was said in an...
by Elaine Rosenblum | Sep 23, 2017 | Authenticity, Civility, ProForm U®, Respect, Word Choice
I am beating my drum again! I wholeheartedly agree with Professor Christine Porath’s recent Quartz article about the importance of civility in the professional space. She cites that feeling disrespected in the workplace negatively influences productivity and cost...
by Elaine Rosenblum | Aug 1, 2017 | Career, Collaborative Communication, Conversation, Getting the Job, Interviewing, Marketability, ProForm U®, Word Choice
Traveling back from NYC, I read the 07/27/17 Forbes’ article by Carmine Gallo, The One Job Interview Skill in Short Supply, According to Dirty Jobs’ Mike Rowe. Rowe asserts that candidates who speak and write well get the job, and I say truer words have never been...
