You’ve probably walked down the hall at the office and inwardly braced yourself when that person walked by. You may have avoided a project not because you don’t want to do it, but because the team working on it is so dysfunctional. You may choose the same one or two...
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3 Ways to Reduce the Anxiety of Returning to the Office
As more and more people get vaccinated for COVID-19, the rumblings (or directives from on high) about returning to office workplaces are in full swing. After a year of breakneck change, the tempting lure of comfort will be overwhelming. You will want to simply return...
The Art of Listening into Transition
This post is the first in a series from my colleagues in Imaginative Transitions -- a new endeavor in which I and three colleagues -- Ivy Beckwith, Laura Gaines and Lisa Withrow -- will assist organizations to move creatively through transitions. No one likes those...
The Blessing (and Curse) of Being a Stranger
This is part of my Listening in Lent series in which I reflect on my experience of practicing listening during this holy season. Six months ago, I crammed my Subaru Forrester with things (I consider) essential — clothes, shoes, yoga mat, spices, kitchen knives,...
Overheard: Drunken Conversations in the Corner
This is part of my Listening in Lent series in which I reflect on my experience of practicing listening during this holy season. There’s something about the dark paneling, brown, leather couches, paintings from local artists along with the cacophony of multiple...
Listening to What You Don’t Want to Hear
This is part of my Listening in Lent series in which I reflect on my experience of practicing listening during this holy season. It started with my hip. That may seem like a weird thing to listen to. Other than the first-morning pops and groans, what sound does your...