It’s 2024! Time to Revisit My 21 Ways

It’s 2024! Time to Revisit My 21 Ways

Time to Revisit My 21 Ways to Make a Difference In The World When It Comes to Conflict It’s a new year! Let’s see how many you can try from the list below. I challenge each of us to do at least 4 things this week. So, here we go again: Encourage somebody...
Lead In the Times of Difficult Conversations

Lead In the Times of Difficult Conversations

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

How to Disagree Without Being Disagreeable

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?

Are You Coachable When It Comes To Conflict?

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...
What Now?

What Now?

Time to Surrender   OOhhhh, this thing we call Life is challenging the life out of us. So many things are coming against us and any one of them has the potential to break us, in fact, it has already done that to far too many of us. Plans for our life, our work...