Category Archives: Conflict Coaching
People-Pleasers in Conflict
For this week’s blog I thought I would bring back a blog that was very popular a few years ago. So, this one is from the archives (originally posted January 12, 2016): Some of us have a pattern known as people-pleasing. … Continue reading
The Conflict Iceberg
For this week’s blog I thought I would bring back a blog that was very popular a few years ago. So, this one is from the archives (originally posted January 22, 2013): The metaphor of an iceberg has commonly been … Continue reading
Why Bother Criticizing?
When we are in conflict it is common to criticize the other person – blaming her or him for things said or done (or not said or done). In our blaming we might name-call, put them down, ignore them, be … Continue reading
Being Good To Ourselves When In Conflict
Interpersonal conflict is often deflating. Our egos, self-esteem, confidence, mood and other parts of us can all be negatively influenced when we are in dispute. Who the other person is, the subject matter, what she or he said or didn’t … Continue reading
A “Rightly Timed Pause”
“The right word may be effective but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.” Mark Twain I like this quote a lot. It is a reminder to me that we are “at choice” when it comes … Continue reading
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