This Is No Joking Matter

by Lynne Maureen Hurdle | Apr 13, 2022 | Communication, Conflict Coaching, Inner Conflicts, Leadership

Five ways for leaders to create emotional safety   We’ve all experienced joking in the workplace. We’ve enjoyed the good use of humor when it is something that everyone is in on and is not at anyone’s expense. We’ve also been in a room during the uncomfortable or...

These Are Just Jokes Folks

by Lynne Maureen Hurdle | Apr 6, 2022 | Apologies, Communication, Inner Conflicts, Leadership

What’s too far and how do we handle it? Leadership Questions Okay, so, you are probably already tired of talking about it, but there are some really good questions and lessons rising up out of the Will Smith and Chris Rock incident. So, I’m just going to continue the...

Will Smith Just Fired a Warning Shot To All Of Us

by Lynne Maureen Hurdle | Mar 29, 2022 | Apologies, Communication, Inner Conflicts, Race Relations

What you can do before it happens to you   Before you judge him harshly. Before you say that would never be me. Before you say that would be me. Before you think someone is superhuman and incapable of losing it in public. Before you think you know who people are...

We’ve Normalized Chronic Stress and I’m Not Letting Us Get Away With It

by Lynne Maureen Hurdle | Mar 23, 2022 | Communication, Inner Conflicts, ReSoulYOUtions, Self Care

6 steps for releasing it, one stress at a time.   There’s a lot of research out there about the connection between stress and the brain. There is even research about the heart and brain connection that relates to emotional stress. Essentially stress is a...

I’m Going Through Something

by Lynne Maureen Hurdle | Feb 8, 2022 | Apologies, Communication, Conflict Coaching, Inner Conflicts, Leadership, Politics, Race Relations, ReSoulYOUtions, Self Care

How about you? The conflict we face daily.   I’m going through something. It started yesterday with a song. That song transported me back in time to memories of really good music and youthful hopes and dreams. I noticed a shift during my third time listening. (I...

Are You Becoming a Workplace Bully?

by Lynne Maureen Hurdle | Feb 1, 2022 | Communication, Conflict Coaching, Inner Conflicts, Leadership, Race Relations

3 Commonly Overlooked Signs and What You Can Do About Them   In the last decade, news reports, articles and even songs relay the prevalence and consequences of bullying among children and adolescents, but not enough attention is being given to the bullying that...