by karen | blog, conflict, teams |
Spiral Impact Q & A Question: What to do about Office Gossip? Answer: Karen shares how to Spiral Impact this challenge with simple and practical suggestions for individuals and teams/organizations. Join the conversation! [vimeo]https://vimeo.com/25141776[/vimeo]...
by karen | aikido, blog, conflict, Leadership, performance improvement |
Aikido imitates life. This morning’s observation: grasping stops flow, takes a lot of energy and creates conflict. Conversely, guiding expands possibilities and energy. As a leader or educator do you grasp and control your people? Or, do you guide and engage...
by karen | blog, conflict, Spiral Impact |
Welcome Guest Blogger, Ed Friel, sharing the ultimate of conflict management. How Spiral Impact Helped me Keep My Job and Probably Saved My Life Think of a deranged Danny DeVito. That was Mr. Earl Mauldine, owner of Mauldine Freight Lines, Montreal, Quebec, Canada....
by karen | blog, performance improvement |
I learned quickly and hard: technical expertise and organizational skills alone don’t make for successful project management. Success was largely determined by my ability to influence and build relationships. As a degreed engineer, this was particularly tricky...
by karen | blog, centering, conflict, Spiral Impact |
Ugh…it felt so slow. A shoulder injury forced me to alter how I climb stairs at the gym. I lowered my speed 30% so as not to strain my shoulder by pulling myself up with the handrails. This seemed very slow. I was shocked to see a 30% reduction in my speed only...
by karen | blog, centering, Spiral Impact |
Sarah Palin, whether you love her or hate her, has taught us all a good lesson this week. Be confident and clear before you talk. The number of words (and ums and ahs) used increases the likelihood you will be misunderstood and sound uneducated. My friend, John...