Curated Video
Conflict in Project Management: It's Your Fault
Conflict seems to be a big part of a Project Manager's life... So, you'd better learn to suck it up. And you also need to learn to handle it effectively... and with respect. But you can do better The ideal position is to make conflict a...
Curated Video
The Single Best Team Effectiveness Tool
What is the single best Team Effectiveness tool? I'll tell you. As a Project Manager, you want the best from your team. But your time is limited, and you have so much to do. So, you need to be focused. What is the best way to get the...
Curated Video
Astonish Your Stakeholders... with a Stakeholder Listening Plan
You're familiar, I'm sure, with the idea of a Stakeholder Communication Plan. This is often a schedule of activities designed to get your project message out. But it can easily miss out something vital... Why not create a Stakeholder...
Curated Video
Stakeholder Engagement Tips: 5 Tips For Project Managers
Stakeholders - and good stakeholder engagement - are the key to a successful project. So, in this video, we have 5 stakeholder engagement tips for you. These tips are inspired by our Kindle-exclusive eBook, 'Stakeholder Engagement:...
Curated Video
Avoid Project Failure: 5 Top Tips
No one wants their project to fail. Despite this, project failure is all too common. When you start projects, you are often filled with optimism, and can barely recognize the possibility of failure. And the risk of project failure gets...
Curated Video
What is Servant Leadership? Project Leadership at its Best
Servant leader. That sounds pretty much like a contradiction in terms, but it is a profoundly important idea. Indeed, I’d argue that servant leadership the single most valuable approach to leadership. And it’s an approach that no leader...
Curated Video
How to Get People to Do What You Ask Them to Do?
One of the toughest things for a Project Manager is getting your team to do what you ask them to do. And it's no surprise that the way you ask matters. But I'd like to suggest a three-step approach that can help you lock-in a mind-set...
Curated Video
Increase Your Email Responses: How to Get People to Respond to Emails
Do you want to increase your email responses? I expect you do. After all, you take the trouble to craft your email. So why wouldn't you want people to respond to it? Project Management technology is changing fast. But it's a fair bet...
Seven Dimensions
Asking Closed and Choice Questions
Asking questions makes conversations more engaging and helps build rapport. The type, tone, timing, and framing of questions all influence the quality of a conversation. Questions should be respectful and suit the situation and your...
Seven Dimensions
Make Conversations Two-Way
Rapport is a connection with another person, which can happen instantly or develop over time. In this program, psychologists Eve Ash and Peter Quarry explain how to initiate and engage in relaxed, two-way conversations. Learn simple...
Seven Dimensions
Be Open and Friendly to Build Rapport
Rapport is a connection with another person, which can happen instantly or develop over time. In this program, psychologists Eve Ash and Peter Quarry explain how to build rapport through openness and friendliness. Learn simple strategies...
Seven Dimensions
Asking Follow-up Questions
Asking questions makes conversations more engaging and helps build rapport. The type, tone, timing, and framing of questions all influence the quality of a conversation. Questions should be respectful and suit the situation and your...
Seven Dimensions
Asking Open and Tag Questions
Asking questions makes conversations more engaging and helps build rapport. The type, tone, timing, and framing of questions all influence the quality of a conversation. Questions should be respectful and suit the situation and your...
Seven Dimensions
Ask About the Other Person When You First Meet
Meeting new people can be daunting, especially if you feel shy, but this program will help you introduce and talk about yourself with confidence. Learn how to show interest in others to build the conversation. Psychologists Eve Ash and...
Seven Dimensions
Introduce and Talk About Yourself in Conversation
Meeting new people can be daunting, especially if you feel shy, but this program will help you introduce and talk about yourself with confidence. Learn to describe yourself briefly, ask engaging friendly questions. Psychologists Eve Ash...
Seven Dimensions
Guiding the Conversation
Master the art of engaging, focused and balanced conversations with psychologists Eve Ash and Peter Quarry. Real-life examples demonstrate these techniques in action. Learn how to steer the subject, mood, and flow using a variety of...
Seven Dimensions
Show Empathy: Listen and Understand
Showing empathy starts with acknowledging another person’s situation and feelings, and showing compassion. Give your full attention, listen without judging, and be supportive. In this program, psychologists Eve Ash and Peter Quarry use...
Seven Dimensions
Making Direct Suggestions
Learn the art of making effective suggestions with psychologists Eve Ash and Peter Quarry. In this program you will learn how to present ideas and plans for others to consider, especially when they are unsure of what to do. Using...
Curated Video
How Talking With Animals Would Change Our World
In 1970, a recording of a whale song changed the world. The album, “Songs Of The Humpback Whale,” helped launch a movement to ban commercial whaling and protect endangered species. Today, scientists are getting closer and closer to...
Veritasium
On These Questions, Smarter People Do Worse
The smarter someone is, the more likely they are to get a particular type of problem wrong. This study involves a tricky question about a fictitious study on skin cream and how people, based on their numeracy, interpret the data. The...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Artur Proidakov - Teaching in Difficult Times: From Pandemic to War
Artur Proidakov is a Top 10 finalists Global Teacher Prize 2023 and the winner of Global Teacher Prize Ukraine. He was born and grew up in Stakhanov (now Kadiivka) in Luhansk region, under Russian occupation since 2014, where Russian...
Curated Video
Understanding Defense Mechanisms: The Mind's Protection Squad
Have you ever said or done something you later regretted? Or felt like your emotions run the show? Our minds use hidden strategies called defense mechanisms to protect us from uncomfortable feelings. In this video, I explain what they...
Science ABC
Nervous System Explained In Simple Words
Your nervous system is why you can see this video, scratch your neck, feel hungry and ask yourself, Who am I? The human nervous system is a fascinating system with 86 billion neurons and about the same number of glial cells. The main...
Science ABC
How Long Can a Submarine Stay Underwater?
A submarine needs to come to the surface once every few days (or even more frequently than that), not only to obtain a fresh supply of atmospheric oxygen from above the waters surface but also to dispose of the waste gases it produces...