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Category Archives: Conflict Management Coaching

TWO THINGS THAT ARE VERY HARD TO SAY ARE WORCESTERSHIRE AND ‘I WAS WRONG’

Not much happens when we or someone else mispronounces the word Worcestershire other than some laughs and attempts to correct someone or ourselves and say it properly. In fact, funny memes and snippets of people trying to say this word abound on social … Continue reading

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HAVING OBSERVATIONS RATHER THAN DEEPLY ENGRAINED OPINIONS

“Get comfortable with simply having observations instead of deeply engrained opinions.” I don’t know whose quote this is, but it had a big impact on me when I first read it. It can apply to many types of situations! And … Continue reading

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WE ARE MAGNETS FOR THE ENERGY WE EMBODY

With the discovery of mirror neurons in the early 1990’s, many scientists came to realize that we understand others not by thinking, but by feeling their experience. That is, mirror neurons let us not only “simulate” others’ actions. They also … Continue reading

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CARRYING THE WEIGHT OF CONFLICT

I don’t know about you but, I sometimes continue to feel a heaviness after a conflict is over for a protracted period of time. I might feel it in my heart, in my head, in my gut. In any case, … Continue reading

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COURAGE IS SPEAKING OUT AND WELL, IT’S NOT SPEAKING OUT

I don’t know about you but, I expect you share this experience. There are disputes I look back on and I wished I’d had the courage to step up to say what was on my mind. Then, there are those other … Continue reading

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