At a recent Leadership workshop I facilitated, we opened the session sharing our ‘lessons learned’. Three had to do with listening and 12 had to do with effective communication. Among the responses were “check for understanding”, “avoid being judgmental”, “quick … Continue reading
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"Fighting Words"
Words can comfort us, excite us, or set us off. There is a one in five chance that our message will be misunderstood. When we use words that immediately raise the defenses of the receiver of our messages, these words … Continue reading
Writing [Alphabet] Letters?
I emailed a vendor to explain why, at nearly 9 pm on Sunday, I did not answer the phone. I told her that Sunday evenings I typically relax and write letters. This may sound clear, but to anyone that has … Continue reading
Thank you in different ways
How often do you give thanks for all that you have … family, health, attitude, food, home and clothing ….. How do you thank the people in your life? How many different ways can you find to say ‘thank you’? Let … Continue reading
Empathy on the Supreme Court
The most recent Supreme Court Justice appointee has been getting a lot of publicity, as expected. These Justices handle perhaps the most difficult judgment cases in the United States. This is where all appeals end. Depending on the viewpoints of … Continue reading
Is Her Body the Problem?
Interesting discussion on Bill O’Reilly … they were talking about how women, such as Valerie Bertinelli, who lose weight are shown on TV in bikini’s. There apparently are also quite a few ads with other stars – Cindy Crawford, Heather … Continue reading
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