In my leadership and communications seminars, we talk about ambiguous words …. words like ‘always’ , ‘almost always’, ‘rarely’ and ‘never’.  The meaning of these words may seem clear to you…and yet you would be surprised at the responses.  According to my research with flight departments, ‘always’ happens between 50% (more…)

Points to Ponder :

“Few minds wear out; more rust out” -Christian Nestell Bovee

How often do you exercise your brain? You may say you do it every day — after all, you think, analyze, ponder, assess, and imagine each and every day. I respectfully disagree with you …. and let me ask you when is (more…)

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I like the show Criminal Minds. It’s a drama about FBI profilers. This particular episode dealt with the abduction of a six year old boy. The mother told the FBI agents that she did not want to know what happened to the previous boys that had been (more…)

I enjoy speaking and facilitating with different companies.  There is quite a difference in perspectives among the attendees. While working with an executive staff on their current challenges, one VP mentioned “Geography”.   Hmmm I thought … I too have a challenge with geography …. I can (more…)

There are many things that can cause someone’s defenses to skyrocket. Your emotional brain, specifically your amygdala, plays a huge role in how you remember your past.  We know the more emotional you felt an event, the more likely you are to relive it with that same level of emotion. (more…)