November Favourites

Events 

Following ongoing demand, ConsultingTools is pleased to announce an additional date for its highly acclaimed Emotional Intelligence workshop. The seminar will run on Wednesday 19^th December in London.  

The workshop will be facilitated by Mark Slaski, PhD.  Mark is Chief Psychologist at ConsultingTools and a member of the EI Consortium for research in Emotional Intelligence.

If you would like to get further details about the workshop or to book a place, get in touch with us. 

Interesting websites 

The BBC website always offers a wealth of information. This month, we thought you might be interested to read about how silence is under threat in a world where business and prosperity booms.  

To read the article, click here.  

Interesting facts 

Swearing at work can ‘cut stress’, according to a study by the University of East Anglia. Whilst using four-letter words in front of the boss is normally frowned upon, managers should in fact encourage staff to swear at work as it boosts team spirit. The researchers have found that profanity can be an emotional release and an effective way of fostering relationships between employees.  

Whilst the use of bad language in front of senior staff and customers should be seriously discouraged and even banned, in certain circumstances it could promote solidarity among colleagues and express frustration, stress and other feelings. However, the academics did highlight that abusive swearing should not be encouraged where it increases stress rather than relieves it.    

Interestingly, employers at lower levels and female workers were more likely to swear within the workplace while younger managers were found to be more tolerant, suggesting that age might be a key factor as far as acceptance of taboo language in the workplace is concerned.  

Just for Fun 

They say dogs are just like their owners. Or is it that owners are just like their dogs? Discover what kind of four-legged friend you'd be! 

Take the test here. 

Forthcoming Accreditations 

If you want to become accredited in either Thinking Styles or Facet5, we are running accreditations on the following dates: 

Facet5                    5-6 December 2007

                             30-31 January 2008                  

Thinking Styles        10-11 December 2007                            

To book a place, email us.

ConsultingTools Newsletters 

If you missed any of our previous stories, you can now catch up with them on the ConsultingTools website, where back issues are now available. 

Click here to see previous issues.