Article written for and originally published in International Coaching News :: international-coaching-news.net Careers take many forms in our modern world and the variety is expanding as we speak. Most likely you work for an employer. Also commonly, you may be independently employed as a contractor to a variety of organizations, or you may own and [...]
Speaking the Unspeakable :: Having Difficult Conversations Successfully :: Part Two – The How of It (Check the The What and the Why of It, in Speaking the Unspeakable - Part One >>) The Clearing Process It’s called a Clearing because there is something in me that needs to be said, communicated, requested or resolved [...]
Part One - The What and the Why of It Research shows there is one particular method of handling difficult conversations that managers throughout the business world have employed more than any other: Avoidance. People avoid difficult conversations, because most of us, from an early age, have experienced any kind of confrontation as unpleasant. They [...]
... I decided I would try to address the thorny issue of work-life balance. So I stepped back from the workforce, and I spent a year at home with my wife and four young children. But all I learned about work-life balance from that year was that I found it quite easy to balance work [...]
