by karen | blog, conflict |
Friday afternoon I was at the post office; there were about 10 people in line waiting to deal with a real person. I was at the automated mailing machine about 6 feet away. The mundane atmosphere was broken, kind of like birds react when a hawk is near, I witnessed a...
by karen | blog, centering, conflict, performance improvement |
The fire is now out; safeguards are in place. Although, I still feel a little weary and anxious because the real cause hasn’t been identified yet. I’d like a complete resolution. While my life work is with leaders, teams and conflict, this was an actual electrical...
by karen | aikido, blog, conflict, Leadership, performance improvement |
My aikido teacher, Kevin Choate Sensei passed away unexpectedly on December 1st. I still feel sad. Yet, I notice a quickening in my aikido practice as I try to assimilate the essence of his teaching before it fades. Kevin Choate Sensei, Karen Valencic Colorado July...
by karen | blog, centering, conflict, Spiral Impact |
It seems all too common to sacrifice growth and community to be ‘right’. Relationships, businesses, and governments falter as people defend STRONG positions by talking over each other, leaving the room or refusing to consider other opinions. Innovation...
by karen | blog, centering, conflict, performance improvement |
I pushed ‘enter’ and in a few minutes my computer software updated. Whoops! This rendered my computer obsolete, an unintended consequence that took many hours to fix. I had researched the software in terms of my own computer performance. The question I...
by karen | blog, conflict, performance improvement, Uncategorized |
They promised excellence; they delivered a façade. A ‘nicer’ club purchased my health club. They spent a lot of money to update the facility to their ‘higher’ standard. Yet, 18 months later the same broken equipment doesn’t work, the clock is now stuck at 8:40, the...