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The Key to a Conflict Free Life

Have you ever started a campfire that ended up being this annoying smoking pile of wood? It was a struggle to keep it going, because you’ve used wet fire starters or choked it with big blocks of wood? Well, I have. In all the years of camping, I’ve learned that it...

When Giving In = Giving Up, Part III

We're paying a high price for giving in. By giving in, we are giving up what we want out of the relationship and out of life. We are not meeting our own needs when we are giving in, which often leads to resentment and bitterness towards the other. Resentment, if not...

When Giving In = Giving Up, Part II

Last week you might have explored what your main reason is for giving in when there is the chance of an argument unfolding. What is your gain or loss when you give in? Giving in is not necessarily a bad thing to do. I can think of many situations when it is...

When Giving In = Giving Up, Part I

Have you ever had someone cancel a meeting with you several times? The other day a colleague re-scheduled a meeting with me for the third time in a row on very short notice and I said, "Oh that's okay! I understand that things can happen." I wanted to be nice to my...

Is Baggage Affecting Your Relationships?

I had so much fun shooting my very first video during my trip to Italy. Here is the result; let me know what you think! ARE YOU TRAVELING LIGHT? THE SECRET TO BUILDING DYNAMIC HAPPY RELATIONSHIPS. [video width="640" height="360"...

Do You Defend or Do You Prosper?

In her book, Taking the War Out of Our Words: The Art of Powerful Non-Defensive Communication, Sharon Ellison estimates that we use 95% of our communications energy being defensive. As soon as we feel any threat, either of not getting what we want or of being put down...

The Key Tool Leaders Should Use to Improve the Way They Lead

The Key Tool Leaders Should Use to Improve the Way They Lead A couple of weeks ago I was in the position to deliver a difficult message to a leader in one of my client organizations. In advance, I had put quite some thought in how to formulate the message so that the...

5 Steps to Creating a Respectful Workplace

Imagine a very busy time at work. The pressure to perform increases, people get stressed and tempers flare up. There is name calling going on. “Why don’t you know how this is done? You’re stupid.”  Or: “It’s always the IT department that is holding things up; that is...

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“Your coaching process and style really speak to me in a way that I value. The questions you asked me helped me to see things in a new way and I felt better about what I was struggling with. Working with someone who sees who I am and helps me to work from my strengths was very helpful and valuable to me. I feel empowered.”

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Oregon

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Oregon

Challenged with leading a virtual team?

Leaders in today’s global environment need to be competent in so much more than just business and strategic skills in order to be effective. Are you finding yourself struggle in keeping your team together, is your intercultural team unproductive or is there low engagement in your organization?