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 [...]
Malcolm Gladwell’s "Outliers" Re-frame On & Approach to Anxiety I was rereading (well, re-skimming) Malcolm Gladwell’s book Outliers recently. It is a reasonably good read – enjoyable, but not much that is new or particularly fresh to me. However, there is one concept that really caught my eye, and that is his re-frame on and [...]
Guest Authored by Paul Feiler PhD Weariness with Time: A Key Currency for Investment in a Rich Life Portfolio As we build wealth across a diverse life portfolio, one of our most important currencies is Time. Guest blogger Paul Feiler guides us in an in-depth exploration of the meaning and impact of time on a rich [...]
Guest Authored by Tim Johnson "If you’ve got a business – you didn’t build that. Somebody else made that happen." President Obama raised hackles recently when he said: “If you’ve got a business – you didn’t build that. Somebody else made that happen.” Everyone, from radio talk hosts to strangers in elevators, had opinions about [...]
