Conflict. The mere word is enough to get your blood pressure up in the danger zone with your palms sweatier than a 7th grader at her first dance.Conflict can be a means to social change. It can get stuff out on the table with a proactive flair. It can help air differences before they detonate. … [Read more...] about 2 easy tips for dealing with your next conflict (sweaty palms not included)
√ Your blood pressure is boiling√ You’re quietly simmering with your jaw aching from clenched teeth√ Your heart is beating faster than a hummingbird’s wings√ You’re as cool as ice while you plot your revenge &/or√ Your every muscle is screaming run, as you plan your … [Read more...] about 2 alternative conflict resolution techniques I picked up at the UN
If you didn't catch all the posts last month simply peruse & click what's below.Here's the Rock.Paper.Scissors' monthly training & development round up for the month of February.Learn well in the training & development learning well. Dive deep into the learning well or take a small … [Read more...] about Training & development learning well February blog post round up
In case you can't read the text, the note in the bag of candy says: Hello! We're twin baby boys on our first flight & we're only 14 weeks old. We'll try to be on our best behavior but we'd like to apologize in advance just in case we lose our cool, get scared or our ears hurt. Our mom & … [Read more...] about Learning from the amazing parents of twin baby boys, on their first plane ride
In this month's Rock.Paper.Scissors' newsletter I review the Heath brothers book 'Switch - how to change things when change is hard'. It's a keeper. Check out the blog post where I review the book, continue reading for resources related to the theme of change &/or keep an eye out for the next … [Read more...] about Change management resources related to 'Switch – how to change things when change is hard,' by the Heath brothers
There's a saying in conflict resolution circles that when the going gets rough, we tend to do more of whatever it is that's not working. Kinda like the cute penguins in the video clip below. There's also a saying that goes doing the same thing over and over expecting different results is the … [Read more...] about Penguins playing rock paper scissors = lessons about breaking out
This month's Rock.Paper.Scissors e-newsletter focuses on what Emmanuel Jal, international hip-hop star & former child soldier had to say when I sat down with him. Read the entire issue here. Not on the monthly e-newsletter mailing list? Sign up for free here.Emmanuel Jal. If he’s not on … [Read more...] about The Rock.Paper.Scissors newsletter is out: funny resources related to interview with Emmanuel Jal, international hip hop star
This month's Rock.Paper.Scissors e-newsletter focuses on what Emmanuel Jal, international hip-hop star & former child soldier had to say when I sat down with him. Read the entire issue here or see below for an excerpt. Not on the monthly e-newsletter mailing list? Sign up for free … [Read more...] about The Rock.Paper.Scissors newsletter is out: what a former child solider has to say about forgiveness & more
What is conflict?Conflict is universal. It's something we all face in our personal and our professional lives. It's something we all face in training and development. Show me a trainer who hasn't faced a conflict and I'll show you a moon made out of mocha.All conflicts have three balls. The … [Read more...] about What is conflict? (or how big are your balls)
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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