Communication
The Fourth Hidden Intention
Our intentions will come out in our conversations and in our behaviors. That’s why I’ve been covering the five hidden
August 21, 2024
Our intentions will come out in our conversations and in our behaviors. That’s why I’ve been covering the five hidden
We can have an intention without being aware of it. We’re on a roll uncovering the five hidden intentions. As a
Last week we talked about hidden intentions, the first one being the intention to punish. You know, documenting so you
Why do leaders find some conversations to be so difficult? Sometimes they don’t have the skills. At other times, they
There are many types of difficult people: The eye rollers, the yellers, the high-conflict, the blamers, the overly critical and
No matter what the credibility, credentials, or competency real leadership is about how the one in authority communicates with and
I was watching a program about hoarding on a Dr. Phil rerun. The person, I’ll call her Mary, could no
It’s estimated that employees spend almost three hours per week arguing, and those arguments amount to $359 billion in hours
Every leader must deal with resistance at some point. You’ll get resistance when you want an employee to grow more
We’ve already addressed two main reasons leaders mismanage conflict: Invisible forces, and coping behaviors. But there’s a third way leaders
Conflict avoidance stems from believing conflict is a problem. But conflict is not a problem. Mismanagement is the problem. This
With over two decades of working with leaders at various levels within various organizations, I had an epiphany several years
A few years ago I became an enhanced practitioner in Narrative Coaching. Narrative coaching helps you to identify the underlying
When new leaders get promoted the initial high wears off and eventually there’s a dip where doubt takes over and
As a leader part of your job is to give feedback, or feed-forward as some would say. Here are some
There’s so much conflict and division in our workplaces and at home. But so much relationship conflict would end with
Suppose an employee is unhappy about a situation but feels their manager won’t help them resolve it. The employee overrides
Whether you believe in chain of command, open door at every level or somewhere in between, what creates a culture