This is one in a series of stories about communication conflicts that occur on Teams and between Colleagues and Leaders.  It is a companion to the series about nasty self-talk.  The negative energy resulting from interpersonal communication conflicts and self-talk is...

It is an abstract question to consider, until you are faced with a challenge. As a coach, equipped with the science, training and practice provided through Shirzad Chamine’s Positive Intelligence program, I was feeling confident that I had built a deep reservoir of...

This is an article in a series about communication challenges that occur on Teams and between colleagues and Leaders. The issues in this series were highlighted by those who responded to a recent survey I conducted with my LinkedIn connections in which I asked what...

The art of communication has always been a fascination of mine. From an early age, we are admonished during play to “use our words” to express our thoughts and emotions. In business leadership courses we are reminded to “communicate, communicate, communicate”! As if...

Prologue: This is one in a series of stories about nasty self-talk. The things we say to ourselves as we go about our daily activities and that grows louder when we need to sleep. These saboteur messages are based on a body of research that includes Positive...

The number of new COVID-19 19 cases suggest we are in the second wave and it might be bigger than the first! To someone who’s default is to see how things can go wrong in most situations, this feels like the other shoe has dropped! In this article I am speaking to...

I love Saturday mornings! It is the one day in the week that is not filled with chores or activities and events to attend. And yet, as I reflect on many of the Saturday mornings in the past they were filled with “planning” conversations. No matter what household...