There are many types of people in the world. Unfortunately, the stubborn ones always seem to make up a major portion of the population. However, that doesn’t spell the end of humanity. There are effective ways of dealing with stubborn people. This article reveals 3 of them.

Most managers unintentionally create low morale in their work group. There are several reasons why their leadership does this.

Friday Video: TED Talks – “Meet ‘Kid President,’ a 9-year-old bundle of cuteness gussied in a fancy suit. The pint-sized president has been addressing the nation for months now in a series of hilarious online videos, and his platform is simple: To make grown-ups less boring, to make the world awesome, and to make people dance.” – Today

Dealing with people is definitely an art. Human beings are bundles of emotions and to deal with them, knowing them and getting the job done through them requires a definite set of skills. Further, handling mediocre, difficult and brilliant people at work for an HR is not an easy task.

Creative expression should be honored and valued at work.

Become a pro at managing your own complaining and get serious about building a strategy for dealing with dedicated complainers.

In your employees’ eyes, the totality of your leadership is dependent upon the things that they see you do. That means things like your ethics, values, morals, attitude, beliefs, character, skill, knowledge, etc. are closely watched and examined by those you are leading. Your action as a leader counts a lot in achieving credible leadership.

Friday Video: TEDx Talk/ What motivates us to work? Contrary to conventional wisdom, it isn’t just money. But it’s not exactly joy either.

For some people the word negotiation conjures up images of salesmen in suits on opposite sides of a table, trying to strike a major deal. Whilst this is certainly one type of negotiation, it often surprises people to learn that most of us have opportunities to negotiate every day – whether it is in business or with friends and family. Most people have a preferred negotiation style and when they are offering or being offered a deal will respond in a particular way.

When a nasty dispute arises within a business environment, a friendship, a family or love relationship – even between nations – most of the time it could be avoided. That does not mean that everyone has to agree on everything or that some people have to give in to others…