Category: Communication
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How to Prevent Another Bad Hire
Have you ever made a new hire – or been a part of the team that made a new hire – and after a few weeks, you begin to get that sinking feeling of “Oh no, we made a mistake…”?If so, you are not alone. Bringing on new talent is one of the most challenging…
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“If It Were Me, I Would Have…”
Recently, I was at a gathering of people who I love being around for their vibrant interaction, and I found myself growing annoyed with a new member of the group who pushed his perspectives at every opportunity. Apparently, others felt the same because, before too long, he was standing by himself.Read on (or listen in)…
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10 Strategies for Feeling More Connection
I often hear from people that there are friends, coworkers, and even family members who they no longer feel the same level of connection with because of disagreements, differences of opinion, different worldviews, or conflict.So, today, I want to focus on some simple strategies that will help you experience a deeper sense of connection and…
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What’s Your Story?
Stories play a powerful role in our lives, and the stories we tell ourselves about ourselves are the most impactful. Positive stories can help us launch our dreams, achieve our goals, and propel us to the next level, while negative stories can do quite the opposite, and most significantly, create disconnection from others. Listen in…
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Plug the Leaks … and Fast!
We put so much effort and attention into counting dollars, tracking expenses, investing in the newest technology, and charting our strategic pathway to the future – and those are all valuable activities. But it is the rare leader who connects a dollar value to every minute spent in putting off direct feedback and clearing up…
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Open the Invitation
Many years ago, the National Indian Youth Leadership Project’s Mac Hall taught me an incredible lesson about bringing programs into the world. He said, “We only go where we are invited,” meaning we could provide information, but we wait to be asked. We didn’t assume we knew what was best for a community. Instead, we…
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Your Future Self and the Sirens’ Song
Do you easily make commitments to behavioral changes, but you struggle with following through? The keys to fulfilling your commitments despite external and internal challenges are found in the ancient story of Ulysses and the Sirens’ deadly song.He had himself tied to the mast of his ship and his crew’s ears plugged so they wouldn’t…
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Are You Feeling Boxed In at Work?
Not every dissatisfied employee can easily walk away from their job. Government employees especially can find themselves with accumulated benefits such that it’s in their best interest to stay. But even in the private sector, you can leave behind a challenging employer, coworker, or supervisor, but unless you see how you contributed to the challenges,…
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Unblock Your Perspective: Listen More, Learn More, and Get More Done
Our ego wants to protect us from being wrong, and in our effort to be right, we may close our mind to other perspectives, supporting our isolated view even when we would benefit from seeing what things look like from someone else’s perspective.Listen in (or read on) for two stories on perspective-taking – one imaginary…
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How Office Drama Costs Your Organization, Part 2
The story about a meeting meltdown and its aftermath continues…In this second and final “episode”, you’ll see how the chaos spread through the management tier all day and well into the night.As with last week’s Part 1, as you listen to or read the tale, notice how – and how many – people were affected,…