Ahh – Yes! Rethinking Confrontation
An exasperated client texted me, “I am going to have to confront a key employee.” Knowing the two of them, I recognized this had the potential to end badly; I also knew they both have the skills to move through this with great ideas and understanding. I believe there...Spiral Daily
How is conflict like water? [vimeo]https://vimeo.com/118630517[/vimeo] They both are creative. If you try to contain them – pressure builds. If you ignore small indications of a problem in the early stages you set yourself up for big issues. If there is...
Is your team a bramble or a…?
Teams are like a woods. A healthy woods (team) has a variety of species who grow in their strength; the environment encourages their growth and contribution. Even in the winter, as I clear the entanglement of honeysuckle from my woods, I see such parallels to the...
What do MLK, Jr., Nelson Mandela, and Aikido have in common?
It is the path that intrigues me. Three men known by “M” names – Martin Luther King, Jr., Mandela and Morihei – shared a parallel path. The lesser-known Morihei Ueshiba, is the founder of the martial art Aikido in which Spiral Impact is...
Ahhh…Yes! The toughest of walls
Walls are made of many things: bricks, cement, wood, stones. Yet the toughest of all walls is an invisible wall. Composed of many things: Assumptions Righteousness about position or opinion No acknowledgement Balls dropped – promises broke Looks Misread...
Karen Valencic
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