You can't read minds, but...

Coworkers.com is all about identifying areas for improvement in people's professional lives, and probably the most common weakness we come across is the inability to "read" other people's cues, but overt and nonverbal. That's why this article caught our eye...

A company called SpeedReading People has developed a program to pick up on cues to help communicate with different personalities

By Sacha Pfeiffer, Globe Staff | July 23, 2007

CAMBRIDGE -- We've all been there. Locking horns with a colleague who focuses on the nitty-gritty instead of the big picture, or who likes abstract ideas but ignores details. Impatient with a friend who speaks painfully slowly, or who talks too quickly and too much. Frustrated with a spouse who is overly sensitive, or who can be blunt and unemotional.

In the workplace, social settings, and family situations, effective communication is key to productive relationships. But different personality types communicate in different ways, often causing communication breakdowns when opposing styles clash. Marriages chafe. Friendships falter. Work product suffers as office mates conflict. Article continues...