When I watched this video, it brought tears to my eyes, sap that I am. I thought I’d try to leave you with a smile for the weekend.
Tip o’ the blog to Life 2.0 for linking to the video and making my day when I found it.
“The more I think someone isn’t listening to me, the angrier I get. The louder I get.” She said this, well, quite loudly.
I was chatting recently with a woman exec named K. She’d called about some conflict management coaching and I had asked her what most trips her up in difficult conversations at home or [...]
My Man from the Midwest, Rod, is a major Seinfeld fan. He still tunes in old episodes many evenings, though they’re all pretty well known to him already. I enjoyed Seinfeld when it was originally on t.v. but am not generally someone who wants to see any show again and again…and again.
But Elaine came to [...]
Here are a few posts by fellow movers and shakers whose reflections I value. I thought those of you who visit Conflict Zen might appreciate them too:
Robyn McMaster’s Stay Positive to Negotiate Winning Deals
Life 2.0’s How to Hire Innovative People
Liz Strauss’ Finding Your Frequency in Business and in Life
Christine Kane’s Reach Out and Trust Someone
Ellen [...]
This one’s for any of you who step a bit too readily into conflict. The take-all-comers folks. Those of you who’d love to be a little less reactive to the day-to-day squabbles that make up a part of life.
When I was eight, I rather desperately wanted a pair of “boy sneakers.” Up until then, I [...]
Have you put off a difficult conversation in one of your important relationships? Here’s what happened for one woman I know, the longer she put off confronting what was on her mind:
The longer I waited to confront the situation, the more my emotions and thoughts got away from me. My thoughts about what happened got [...]
Dr. Ellen Weber of Brain Based Business has an informative post this week on the culture of dysfunctional workplace teams. In the post, she discusses The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable by Patrick Lencioni.
One of the five dysfunctions is fear of conflict. Yep. I can believe that one.
How can I help your [...]
