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Do you really know what your managers and employees are thinking or how they feel?  Even if what they feel or think is not true (in your mind) the thoughts and feelings are THEIR persepective. I’ve recently been working closley with a few organizations and I have to tell you….it has been an eye opener.  [...]

Do you really know what your managers and employees are thinking or how they feel?  Even if what they feel or think is not true (in your mind) the thoughts and feelings are THEIR persepective. I’ve recently been working closley with a few organizations and I have to tell you….it has been an eye opener.  [...]

Corban, 3 years old:  Morning-caught dumping his brand new bubbles in the back yard after playing with them for two minutes. Noon-decided that throwing rocks at his favorite Grammy, me, was great sport!  Afternoon- Corban started pushing his little one year old brother down for no apparent reason. The change–new little brother to share mom [...]

The advantages of constructive conflict are: new ideas arise, team members gain a better understanding of others ideas, new ideas may surface from all the other ideas discussed, and basic assumptions are analyzed and debated by members. When I present conflict management during my Executive Retreats or Emotional Intelligence presentations I always emphasize the importance [...]