A great way to waste your company’s budget is to think that employee self-awareness and inter-personal relationship mastery are “soft skills” and give training these skills a lower budget priority – or invest no money at all for training … Continue reading
There’s some level of dysfunction in all of our relationships – every last one of them. We don’t always communicate clearly. We get angry or feel frustrated with each other. Other people don’t meet our expectations. We make up … Continue reading
I think I’ve figured out how to be easily offended and then make sure I stay offended. First, I must make the other person’s stuff (their fears, filters & perceptions) all about me, and then I must take it … Continue reading
When I was growing up in Littleton, Colorado, the big event every August was – and continues to be – Western Welcome Week, a celebration of our history and heritage in the Rocky Mountain west. After a week of … Continue reading
Has anyone ever said to you (or have you said to someone else): Don’t take this personally, BUT… I’d really like to help you out, BUT… I do understand what you’re saying, BUT… Wherever the word “BUT” shows up … Continue reading
So many recipes are handed down lovingly from generation to generation. Some become steadfast traditions, comforting us in our times of sorrow, and lifting us up in joy. Others carry with them years of sweet memories and stories that … Continue reading
