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Author Archives: Cinnie Noble

Stepping on Someone’s Toes

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Cinnie Noble

Here’s another interesting metaphor to do with body parts and conflict. The visual here of ‘stepping on someone’s toes’ is, as with many idiomatic images, quite vivid. That is, I imagine the experience of having this happen – figurative though … Continue reading →

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Getting Your Nose Out of Joint

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Cinnie Noble

It’s interesting to me how various body parts represent statements used about conflict concepts and states of ‘being’ at these times. Getting a “nose out of joint” is one of those. The origin of this phrase reportedly dates back to … Continue reading →

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Receiving “I’m Sorry”

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Cinnie Noble

I have talked about forgiveness in a previous blog entitled “Forgiving When Asked”. More recently, a fascinating discussion on the words “I’m sorry” came up on the Conflict Coaching Guild on LinkedIn that inspired me to revisit this topic. Today’s … Continue reading →

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Getting revved up

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Cinnie Noble

What often happens in the middle of an interpersonal conflict is that, for one reason or another, one or both people become increasingly agitated and words and emotions accelerate in intensity and negativity. This shows up in various other ways … Continue reading →

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Doing something about your conflict

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Cinnie Noble

Several years ago I began asking friends, family members, colleagues and clients what stops them from trying different things to be able to improve how they manage conflict. Of course, their answers varied. While situations and those involved elicit different … Continue reading →

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