1. REMEMBER WE ARE ALL PROGRAMMED It is critical to remember that people do not formulate their opinions in a vacuum. Rather, each of us is an amalgamation of hundreds of years of programming and thousands of conditioning factors. People are accountable for their own thoughts and actions, and we are also not usually encouraged by… Continue reading Five tips for talking to someone who disagrees with you
18 minutes As we consider what re-opening looks like, we must come to grips with the fact that the world we left behind is not the same world we are re-entering. Leaders today are feeling pressure to come up with the answer, the solution, the strategy for re-emergence. But here’s the thing: there is no one answer, no one solution, no one strategy. Operating from this understanding can… Continue reading Re-Emerging Through the Chaos of Coronavirus [18:02]
3 minutes When a global pandemic like the coronavirus turns our world upside down, we’re bound to experience a range of powerful moods that color our everyday experience. In this series, we talk about some of the more prevalent moods during this time, and give some tips on how to navigate them powerfully. In this… Continue reading What You’re Feeling is…OVERWHELM [3:04]
There’s a lovely little eatery down the road from me called Willow Creek Restaurant. It maintains a charming ambiance and serves delicious American fare. (I’ve got a soft spot for their spring mushroom gnocchi.) Willow Creek — like the rest of the decimated restaurant industry — has faced adversity in the wake of coronavirus. But it’s… Continue reading Adapt or Die: How to Maintain Relevance Through Economic Upheaval
3 minutes When a global pandemic like the coronavirus turns our world upside down, we’re bound to experience a range of powerful moods that color our everyday experience. In this series, we talk about some of the more prevalent moods during this time, and give some tips on how to navigate them powerfully. In this… Continue reading What You’re Feeling is…ANXIETY [3:16]
You’ve probably been on countless calls over the last year working through all the logistical details for the reopening of your business. The countless questions you have had to consider likely include some version of: “how should the office be configured?”, “who should come back and who should stay at home?”, “how often should we… Continue reading The Cost of Path Dependence
2 minutes When a global pandemic like the coronavirus turns our world upside down, we’re bound to experience a range of powerful moods that color our everyday experience. In this series, we talk about some of the more prevalent moods during this time, and give some tips on how to navigate them powerfully. In this… Continue reading What You’re Feeling is…FEAR [2:16]
2 minutes When a global pandemic like the coronavirus turns our world upside down, we’re bound to experience a range of powerful moods that color our everyday experience. In this series, we talk about some of the more prevalent moods during this time, and give some tips on how to navigate them powerfully. In this… Continue reading What You’re Feeling is…ANGER [2:34]
“What is here now, when there is no problem to solve?” Recently I’ve begun my morning meditation by asking myself this question, offered by Loch Kelly in a three-minute practice. It’s had a dramatic impact on my ability to “drop in”—to let go of the noise and chatter in my head. Simply asking the question… Continue reading The Problem with Problem-Solving
Ronni Hendel-Giller Leadership Coach Years ago, I bought—and read—every book I could find about challenging conversations: Difficult Conversations, Crucial Conversations, and Fierce Conversations—all of them. Each added to my understanding of how to have (and why not to avoid) the conversations that we least want to have. I attended several workshops that focused on shifting… Continue reading The Doing and Being of Difficult Conversations
