Last week I shared Advice from the UN Ombudsman: Ten Temptations to Violate Dignity Part One. This week it’s all about five strategies for maintaining respect and dignity. If you haven’t read part one, check it out now. It includes a really helpful distinction of the difference … [Read more...] about Resources from the UN Ombudsman: How to Handle Conflict: 5 Strategies for Maintaining Respect and Dignity Part Two
When conflict rears its _______ (pick one or more: ugly, scary, overwhelming, invigorating, thoughtful, divers) head, we react in one of four ways: In most cases, whether we let it be known or it’s happening all in our head, instead of taking a pause, our claws come … [Read more...] about Resources from the UN Ombudsman: Ten Temptations to Violate Dignity Part One
As I mentioned in Part One, recently, I had the pleasure of working with an intercultural team that spanned the globe, and let me tell you, it was a journey full of insights, laughs, and a bunch of aha moments. It also included some conflict, misunderstanding, and distrust between team … [Read more...] about How to Manage Conflict: 10 Insights from a Global Team Building, Part Two
Welcome to another adventure in the world of team building. Recently, I had the pleasure of working with an intercultural team that spanned the globe, and let me tell you, it was a journey full of insights, laughs, and a bunch of aha moments. It also included some conflict, … [Read more...] about How to Manage Conflict: 10 Insights from a Global Team Building Part One
Most people say they'd like to read more. In one survey more than 8 in 10 people (81%) “felt that they do not read as much as they would like to (source: Forbes). I bet you're one of those people. Yet who has the time? Maybe you’re overwhelmed and don’t know where to start. Or … [Read more...] about How to Read 2.0 – Reading Tips and Tricks I Bet You Didn’t Know Until Now
It was a cold day in Nairobi, exacerbated by the concrete house I live in which was keeping the chill in like nobody’s business. I was curled up on my couch with a good book but was distracted by the cool temperature. I decided to untangle myself from my blankets and … [Read more...] about My simple, S.O.F.T. technique to light your fire and keep you going
As we open the door to a whole new year I have twelve wishes for you. One for every month of the year. I’m sending them to you with hope, and tenaciousness for a happy healthy year full of learning, laughing, and leading. If you haven’t reviewed my wishes for you from 2020, 2021, 2022, … [Read more...] about My 2024 wishes for you, one for every month
Yet another topsy-turvy year has passed. With our feet to the fire and at times, feeling like werewolves were after us, we made it through. Time after time the headlines screamed war, conflict, the burning planet, and examples of terrible conflicts on personal, home … [Read more...] about Celebrating you, yes you, with a special gift!
I’d wager a bet that if I asked you to think of a colleague or two that you have difficulty communicating with, you’d have no problem doing so. In fact, it would probably take you a mere nanosecond. Yep, we all have challenges working together and we all need to work better … [Read more...] about How to stop nine difficult personality types from doing your head in at work
“A rising tide lifts all boats,” said John F. Kennedy. We’re all uplifted when the currents are flowing in the same direction and people are doing swimmingly and getting along. But when we’re swimming against each other, rip tides of consternation, conflict, and even calamity can … [Read more...] about How to RISE together with this simple conflict resolution tool
check out all my free resources for working better together Let’s keep this short and sweet, shall we? Last week I shared how to access my FREE resource library. This week I’m sharing how you can easily sort all fourteen years of my blog posts. That’s a whole lot of learning at … [Read more...] about Your Gateway to Greatness Part Two – check out all my free resources for working better together, tech, TOT, and more
Explore my collection of free resources designed to help you and your team work better together and collaborate more effectively. Let’s keep this short and sweet, shall we? Get access now to my FREE resource library. It’s packed with resources for: You can sort by the … [Read more...] about Your gateway to greatness – check out all my free resources for working better together
The trick is for the (scissor) blades to learn to work smoothly together, so as not to cut each other.
— Mary Jo Putney
The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life; and the procedure, the process is its own reward.
— Amelia Earhart
There will always be rocks in the road ahead of us. They will be stumbling blocks or stepping stones; it all depends on how you use them.
— Friedrich Nietzsche
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