Does Your Team Operate as a Community?
Posted by Marcia Reynolds on Apr 3rd, 2010. Related posts: Camaraderie • Collaboration • Featured Articles • Team Development • Teamwork.
I lived in a shared household when I went to graduate school in San Francisco. Every Sunday night, we held a “house meeting” where all six of us met to dole out the week’s tasks for maintaining the... More »
How Would You Define The Problem?
Posted by Guy Harris on Sep 25th, 2009. Related posts: Collaboration • Communication Skills • Conflict Resolution • Cooperation.
As I watch political campaigns, national debates, business meetings, and family discussions where the rhetoric and emotion increases while the civility and connection decreases, I see a common thread:... More »
A Better Way To Give Bad News
Posted by Peggy Klaus on Aug 18th, 2009. Related posts: Communication Skills • Conflict Resolution • Leadership • Persuasion • Work.
Delivering bad news is as undesirable as it is unavoidable. Nobody wants to do it. Yet sooner or later, most of us have faced the agonizing responsibility of communicating a message about corporate downsizing,... More »
How to Appreciate People You Can’t Stand
Posted by Brian Vaszily on Apr 30th, 2009. Related posts: Conflict Resolution • Happiness • Productivity.
We are social creatures. What elevates us most is love, kindness, and encouragement from others. Conversely, what can bring us down the most – if we let it – is rudeness, indifference, and other negative... More »
