by Dr. Lynne Maureen Hurdle | Aug 1, 2023 | Communication, Conflict Coaching, Inner Conflicts, Leadership, Parenting
Shhhh… you can make this work for you. I have been working with two powerful techniques lately and I have to say ya’ll, they have been working for me!!! I am a talker. Growing up, I received lots of feedback about that in all forms, comments, criticism,...
by Dr. Lynne Maureen Hurdle | Jul 25, 2023 | Communication, Conflict Coaching, Leadership
3 commonly overlooked signs and what you can do about them. Unfortunately, the times we are living in have made for some really unhappy, hurting, mean people. Yes, people are commenting more and more about the anger that they or others are experiencing right...
by Dr. Lynne Maureen Hurdle | Jul 19, 2023 | Communication, Conflict Coaching, Inner Conflicts, Leadership, Politics, Race Relations
You know I have to say something. The Supreme Court’s recent decision on Affirmative action can’t go unanswered by The Conflict Closer. It’s about access and righting historical wrongs and harm. If you don’t know how many centuries of historical harm then you need to...
by Dr. Lynne Maureen Hurdle | Jul 12, 2023 | 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 25...
by Dr. Lynne Maureen Hurdle | Jul 5, 2023 | Communication, Conflict Coaching, Inner Conflicts, Leadership
Staying open during difficult times Not one more thing. You can’t take one more thing. The world is coming apart at the seams right in front of your eyes and everybody wants something from you right now. Is that how things are going on in your world? It is in...
by Dr. Lynne Maureen Hurdle | Jun 14, 2023 | Apologies, Communication, Conflict Coaching, Inner Conflicts, Leadership
Feedback vs. Criticism, lines crossed It is a cry I have heard far too often over the last couple of years. “It is difficult to manage millennials, they hear feedback as criticism and are always taking everything personally.” What’s interesting about this to me...