Conflict Is All About Making Mistakes Before, During And After

by Dr. Lynne Maureen Hurdle | Dec 6, 2023 | Conflict Coaching, Inner Conflicts

We Need to Approach It With a New Vision   The truth is, it’s not that you are a failure when it comes to engaging in conflict or even that the techniques are faulty. It is that in this fast food, instant results society, we do not give ourselves the time or the...

A Sandwich I Had No Idea I Was Making

by Dr. Lynne Maureen Hurdle | Nov 30, 2023 | Communication, Conflict Coaching, Holidays, Inner Conflicts, Parenting, Self Care

A return to the conflict of the sandwich generation I had to bring this back because in the last week, I have had three people share that they are struggling with this and I know so many others are trying their best to manage this as well. It’s the day before we...

So Much to Fight About, So Little Time

by Dr. Lynne Maureen Hurdle | Nov 21, 2023 | Conflict Coaching, Holidays

I recognize that this holiday is ripe for conflict just on the fact that we are choosing to celebrate a holiday that for many Native Americans/American Indians is noted as a celebration of the slaughter of their ancestors. This may be a topic of conversation for you...

Lead In the Times of Difficult Conversations

by Dr. Lynne Maureen Hurdle | Nov 15, 2023 | Communication, Conflict Coaching, Leadership

Leading Through Turbulent Times Means Running Toward Conflict Yes, the way out is back through. The truth about conflict is: Most of us don’t like it, want nothing to do with it, and some of us even run from it. But, conflict is really about communicating, and...

How to Disagree Without Being Disagreeable

by Dr. Lynne Maureen Hurdle | Nov 2, 2023 | Communication, Conflict Coaching, Inner Conflicts, Leadership

It’s not easy, but you can do it.   Here’s a dangerous phrase, “Let’s just agree to disagree.” I can feel you disagreeing with me already about this. But stay with me. Why is it dangerous? Because most of us don’t know how to disagree. We are...

Are You Coachable When It Comes To Conflict?

by Dr. Lynne Maureen Hurdle | Oct 25, 2023 | Communication, Conflict Coaching, Leadership

I spent some time watching a scene play out in a company I was about to start consulting for. One person was clearly agitated and complaining way too loudly about a co-worker to another colleague. The colleague was trying to explain their perception of what had taken...