by Lynne Maureen Hurdle | Mar 24, 2021 | Communication, Conflict Coaching, Inner Conflicts, Leadership, Parenting
“Be like water. Adjust to the object and you will find your way around or through it. If nothing within you stays rigid, outward things will disclose themselves. Be like water, my friend.” – Bruce Lee I am a HUGE Bruce Lee fan, but when I first read this...
by Lynne Maureen Hurdle | Mar 10, 2021 | Communication, Conflict Coaching, Inner Conflicts, Leadership
It’s 2021 and many leaders are still struggling with the same conflicts. Having influence with our teams and staff requires breaking the culture of reacting to or avoiding conflicts. This year’s Bold leaders will be those who can look for and find answers to the...
by Lynne Maureen Hurdle | Mar 3, 2021 | Communication, Conflict Coaching, Leadership, Race Relations
I was meeting with a client and his two team members on Zoom. I start every client meeting with breathing, and this one was no different. Right before I started setting us up to do our breathing, I asked if one of the team members was going to her car because she had...
by Lynne Maureen Hurdle | Feb 17, 2021 | Communication, Conflict Coaching, Inner Conflicts, Leadership, Race Relations
Since the start of the new year, there has been this feeling floating out there in the anti-racist work communities that I am a part of, also ones that I just observe. It’s an anticipation that started with whispers and has now built into a loud roar. The cumulative...
by Lynne Maureen Hurdle | Feb 10, 2021 | Communication, Leadership
What does it mean to belong? Belonging is an emotional journey, not just a definition. When you belong, you truly feel it and when you don’t, the feeling becomes an ache. If belonging were a song for me, it would be that one line from the Cheers TV show theme song....
by Lynne Maureen Hurdle | Jan 12, 2021 | Conflict Coaching, Holidays, Inner Conflicts, Leadership, Politics, Race Relations, ReSoulYOUtions
I watched a video a while back of a little girl about 6 or 7 years old, who had been showered with so many gifts for her birthday that she was literally surrounded by them. Her family gathered around her with excitement. Each family member was lobbying for her to open...
