If you've been distracted lately, it might help to understand the primary reason why. Hopefully, it will inform your future choices as it did mine. As you might know, tech companies like Google and Facebook measure success by 'engagement'. They…
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Let’s start with a definition: Hybrid Meetings are those that include both on-site and off-site participants. The off-site participants are often geographically spread across time zones and countries, and these days, typically connected via a platform like Webex, MS Teams,…
Around the world, people are returning to the office in-person in varying degrees, and as you have probably discovered, this takes a lot of “sorting out”. It brings with it plenty of potential conflict and confusion, misunderstandings, and new challenges.…
“When we say that we tolerate a headache, or our shabby apartment, or a neighbour, we certainly do not mean that we like them; but merely that despite our dislike, we shall endure them.”Anonymous Consider some examples. We tolerate: The…
'Whoosh!' What a great way to express what happens to our emotions when we initially react to something we see as a threat or a scourge. Our instincts take over, and our blindingly fast emotions and reactions ride those instinctive…
Given the impressive abilities we as a species possess, it seems odd that we are not more skilled at understanding ourselves and our impact on others. However, there are valid reasons that prevent us from hearing and seeing ourselves in…
As stated in the Founder’s Message for this issue’s Newsletter, Agendas (defined for the purposes of this article as the decision to carry out a series of steps in order to reach a goal), can serve as a helpful focus…
Does anyone benefit from conflict? The dynamics of conflict are the same whether they're on the battlefield, in business, or at home. Whether those conflicts are foreseen or unexpected, they all involve a jumble of thoughts, feelings, and reactions that…
"Some things are in our control, and others not," states The Enchiridion – a compilation of the teachings of the Stoic philosopher Epictetus. "Things in our control are opinion, pursuit, desire, aversion, and in a word, whatever are our own…
Among many impacts, one of the most frequently reported effects of the global Covid-19 pandemic is a feeling of powerlessness / lack of control. Right now, and for the foreseeable future, you and I don't have any control over this…
