Team Development and ‘MoneyBall’
I just expected entertainment. What I got was a great story about business acumen, conflict resolution and team building from the baseball movie, Moneyball. So often in decision-making, emotions and history cloud the facts hiding the real problem. Brad Pitt plays...
Spiral Question
When do you need to replace 'No' and 'Know?' ‘No’ stops: Innovation Relationships Engagement ‘Know’ opens possibilities and solutions. Don't you want to 'know' about your colleagues, employees, friends, and family thoughts and feelings? Next time you catch yourself...
Team devleopment: Does your ‘lens’ fool you?
The warm weather lifted my heart this morning. I saw a magnolia tree heavy with blossoms ready to pop. March 8 is certainly a record early bloom! Fooled – the early morning pink light colored a bunch of dead leaves on a tree. No blossoms. My mental/emotional state...
What do improv and conflict have in common?
Charlie Todd’s Ted Talk gave me a present moment experience of his point: bring people together through public improv. While watching him on my iPad at the gym I was literally laughing out loud! Suddenly, several people were looking over my shoulder to see what was...
What is your white fence?
A lovely white decorative fence graces a curve near my home. At least twice a year a car misses the curve and crashes the fence. For 30 years, I’ve witnessed the repeated repair of this fence. With each incident, I think surely they get the message: not a good place...
Create Some Holiday Magic!
'Imagination is the True Magic Carpet.' Norman Vincent Peale Wishing you a holiday filled with magic and dreams come true.... Whether you gather with friends and family, or spend time alone this holiday season, create some magic by sparking your imagination. Here...
High Performance Healthcare Book Review
High Performance Health Care by Jody Hoffer Gittell The key message of this book is if you improve relational coordination you improve quality and efficiency. Relational coordination is the coordination of work through relationships of shared goals, shared knowledge...
Steve Jobs, Conflict and Innovation
This rainy cold weekend was a perfect time to finish reading Steve Jobs by Walter Issacson. Innovation through conflict is at the core of my work. Steve, a genius innovator, intrigues me. Although, it is worth noting, he often lacked the ‘grace’ I advocate. As I...
Gratitude or anger?
It is impossible to feel gratitude and anger at the same time. Have a conflict? Look for the gift in it. To find the gift you must look beyond the ‘issue.’ Look for what you fear; there are only two true emotions: love and fear. When you explore the fear there...
Is Listening Enough?
Just because you listen, do you really understand? I listened and heard clearly: “She is a bully.” I thought she must intentionally hurt people. I was wrong. When I spiraled and asked, “What is she doing to earn that reputation?” I learned, she is asking people to...
Constructive Criticism Revealed – Give Deliberate Feedback
I wove in and out through major road construction as if in a war zone to a client meeting; it is ironic that construction is often is experienced as destruction! As I began our coaching session my client said how giving ‘constructive criticism’ was difficult for her....
Management Strength Redefined in the New Norm of Chaos and Rapid Change
Press Release Contact: Karen Valencic 317-257-0684 karen@karenvalencic.com Hospitals Can Do More with Less Energy, Says Health Care Management Expert Karen Valencic Management Strength Redefined in the New Norm of Chaos and Rapid Change INDIANAPOLIS, November 1, 2011...
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