Posts Tagged ‘communication’

The Caring Nudge

Saturday, October 27th, 2012

You’ve got a coworker whom you love dearly—or not—and that person has one personal trait that simply drives everybody UP THE WALL. It’s probably not intentional, but that doesn’t matter. It’s gone beyond annoying and is now affecting the mood of the whole place. You don’t want to poke a finger in her eye or make her feel attacked. That won’t help a thing. But leaving it alone just isn’t an option anymore.

So what on Earth do you do? You take the courageous step of being a peer. (more…)

Clean that Filter!

Monday, May 14th, 2012

“I can.” “I can’t.” “I’m not good enough.” “Good stuff just happens to me.” “I always get sick every winter.”

Explanatory styles. We all have them—the filters through which we run all of life’s events. (more…)