When You're Getting Shot Down- Don't Shoot Back.... Do This Instead
by Dianne Sikel
<p align="center"><strong><font color="#000066">Communication Breakdowns Don't Need To Be Deadly</font></strong></p><p align="center"><strong><font color="#000066">You Can Disarm 'Em With A Few Simple Questions</font></strong></p><p align="center"><strong><font color="#000066">BOOM!</font></strong><br></p>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px; ">Organizations sometimes shy away from being very definitive about the type of person they want, commonly because they don’t want to be viewed as being biased in some way. Personally, I think this is erring too far on the side of political correctness. As a culture and a society, we’ve carried it way too far.</span><br>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px; ">In a recent study by Price Water House Coopers, 53% of CEO’s said that they see a lack of skills as a major challenge facing their organization. So, what’s being done about this? Has your organization made any significant changes to help up—skill your employees? Are you investing dollars in the learning and development functions? Or are you hoping that benign neglect will eventually work for you and that the university system will start pumping out more highly qualified employees than ever?</span><br>
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