by Dr. Lynne Maureen Hurdle | Jul 30, 2019
I am hearing a lot these days from leaders who want their staff/teams to be independent workers who are highly productive with not a lot of need for assistance from them. They want them to think on their own, but know what they, the leader wants from them. Often this...
by Dr. Lynne Maureen Hurdle | May 28, 2019
Okay, so here you are not facing it. You know what I’m talking about. That situation involving that person that you just do not want to deal with or maybe it’s your child and you just don’t know if you can speak the words. It’s Memorial Day weekend after all. (Yes, I...
by Dr. Lynne Maureen Hurdle | May 14, 2019
I thought it might be good to bring this one back right after Mother’s Day. Lots of people, daughters in particular, have approached me in those days leading up to Mother’s Day to ask for advice on how to stay calm on Mother’s Day. They are aware that in the midst of...
by Dr. Lynne Maureen Hurdle | Apr 30, 2019
Let’s get honest about why you don’t want to work on the conflicts in your life. I have been doing a lot of intense listening in these last three years. It is my response to the extreme discord in this country, the conflicts that have shown up in my personal life and...
by Dr. Lynne Maureen Hurdle | Apr 23, 2019
Several months ago I was sitting in my car and observed a young man who looked to be in his early twenties getting ready to walk into an apartment building across the street from me to deliver newspapers. The look on his face was intense and serious and I wondered...
by Dr. Lynne Maureen Hurdle | Apr 9, 2019
Here’s what I know to be true. When it comes to resolving conflict, the last thing we think about is taking care of ourselves in the process. We spend a lot of time thinking about the other person and the things they do that annoy or trigger us. We spend time...