Category: Relationships
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‘Pebbling’ is Small Acts of Caring – What better Way to Show Respect?
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Pebbling’ describes small acts of caring which can enhance relationships – friendships, romantic, and even workplace. Great for making amends, too, when a misunderstanding throws things off track and someone takes something personally.
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When Apologies are Non-apologies
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Apologies are difficult so many of us make a non-apology – full of justifications, excuses and rationalizations for very unclassy, hurtful, denigrating, and often intentionally mean-for-meanness-sake behavior.
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In the Spirit of Teamwork
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Hakeem Jefferies and Keven McCarthy are teaming up to create a bipartisan task force to ensure due process on House committee removal. Moving forward from the past two years of punishing legislators by removing them from committee assignments. Teamwork usually includes respect — sure hope so.
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Managing Misunderstandings – Honing Conflict Resolution Skills
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In my most recent interview with Prevention Magazine I share my ideas on the importance of making space for respectful and clear communication, how to not make assumptions and to not take things personally – in both personal and workplace relationships.
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Inhale. Exhale.
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In times of stress and overwhelm, think: Inhale, Exhale. The Head of School of Seattle Girls’ School portrays classroom challenges as a microcosm for the world and for our planet.
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Body Language Between Putin and Trump
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Did you notice Vladimir Putin imitating Donald Trump’s posture? Mirroring someone’s movements, gestures, rate of speech, phrases, pauses, or their language is a way of trying to build rapport and trust. Realtors and sales associates call it ‘prospecting,’ Counselors and speakers and interviewees see it as ‘joining.’ This is the Art of Persuasion.