Change Management for Standardization Change can be stressful for a large portion of the population. Why? Many “genuinely believe what they’ve been doing, and how they’ve been doing it, is the best possible way to do it.” To change from that nor ...
Active listening means being present in the conversation, making a conscious effort to hear not only the words but, more importantly, the message behind the words. It’s a great skill to have as it helps you to better communicate with your peers, ...
Being part of a team is something most cannot escape. In the standards and conformity assessment landscape, you can find yourself on more than a few committees, boards, projects, working groups, and more. Learning about your team members, what they ...
Glassophobia is the fear of public speaking. That moment right before you walk on stage or when you’re looking out at the audience and you can’t quite form that first word, a bubbling sense of dread growing in your stomach. Speech anxiety affects ma ...
Presentations are a great way to share your knowledge and experience with others and to identify yourself as a thought leader in the industry. As we’ve mentioned in previous articles, practice, practice, practice, is going to take your game from int ...
Planning an Event? Ensure you have the right Event Team When organizing a meeting of any size, individuals are needed to handle logistics, content and format, marketing, and implementation. Depending on the size of the event and skill set of your ...
Ever get in your car to head to work and then suddenly you’re parking and you can barely remember the drive from home to there? Muscle memory is a learned skill developed through repeating the same task over and over until you barely need to think a ...
Group writing is the development of documents through a collaborative team effort. There are a number of strategies employed by standards developing organizations (SDOs) when group writing and drafting new standards. In some, a draft might be submit ...
As a standards professional, facilitating discussions within diverse committees of members from different cultural and geographic backgrounds can be exciting, engaging, and challenging. Here are a few tips to help you better prepare for success ...
Make observation and inquiry, asking questions, your main two go to skills when working with teams and committees. You can get up and running with a new topic or field quickly by reading, attending courses, and online tutorials. But beyond b ...
