Where Behavioral Leadership Meets Emotional Intelligence – Shari Frisinger

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Inside your brain: Techniques for reducing conflict with coworkers

When cooperation with coworkers is at a low level, conflict increases, productivity  decreases, tempers are shortened, deadlines are missed and safety is compromised.  These high stress levels fuel conflict and disharmony, which directly affects productivity and damages your safety culture. … Continue reading

Business Insights Interview

I recently was interviewed by Bruce May, CEO of The Expert Knowledge Network. We had quite a conversation about emotional intelligence, aviation, coaching and the mind. Be sure to listen in … and let me know how this information pertains … Continue reading

The Two Sides of Action

Every action has two sides … one side faces the sun and the other faces darkness. If you are facing the darkness, you remain in the past.  Being chained to the past keeps negative feelings churning ….. remorse, jealousy, revenge, … Continue reading

Best Use of My Time?

Like many of you, I seem to have too many items on my ‘ to-do’ list [not my 'wish' list] and not enough time in my day.  Foremost in my mind is the question “What is the best use of … Continue reading

What You See Does Not Currently Exist

According to the History Channel’s program “The Universe – Light Speed” …. Laura Danly, Griffith Park Observatory Curator in LA: Because it takes time to travel, we’re able to look back in time, the further out we look in distance, … Continue reading

Points to Ponder: Clinging to the Past

“People fail because of what they will not give up.  They cling to what has worked in the past, even after it has clearly stopped working.” Peter Drucker, Management Expert Take a moment to look around you …. What is … Continue reading

Does 'Pilot Error' Really Exist?

As we know, ‘pilot error’ is the cause of many accidents. The precursor of Pilot Error is aviation medicine …. This was a result of the aircraft manufacturers having to replace numerous crashed planes by pilot wanna-be’s. In the early … Continue reading

Striped Patterns … or Plaid?

I’m reading a great book about blame.  Blame is a big part of team dysfunctions and conflict.  Blame is part of the no-win situation, for blame has no constructive value.  Blame will simply fuel the conflict fire.  It is so … Continue reading

I did not lie to the Sister Mary ….

My membership for a particular organization was due to expire.  I thanked them for their friendly reminder email, telling them I was not sure of the exact date that my membership would be up.  Their response was: Our records show that … Continue reading

Anger Locations

Where, exactly, does anger ‘live’?  I was recently told by a client “Anger is a place I go to easily”.  That is one powerful statement!  And not in a positive way. Anger is most certainly a red color — some … Continue reading