by karen | aikido, blog, conflict, engagement, performance improvement |
When I speak on the subject of conflict resolution, I ask a volunteer to throw me a punch – in 29 years only two people have whole-heartedly felt comfortable doing so. Why is that? The ‘punch’ is a physical metaphor of a verbal engagement; I believe...
by karen | aikido, blog, communication, conflict |
Smooth and magical describes aikido done well. There is a subtle joyous quality to the movement. Once you experience it, you want it again and again just like in all great relationships. Recently on the aikido mat I felt yanked around by my practice partner. I...
by karen | blog, centering, conflict, performance improvement |
The fire is now out; safeguards are in place. Although, I still feel a little weary and anxious because the real cause hasn’t been identified yet. I’d like a complete resolution. While my life work is with leaders, teams and conflict, this was an actual electrical...
by karen | blog, centering, conflict, performance improvement |
I pushed ‘enter’ and in a few minutes my computer software updated. Whoops! This rendered my computer obsolete, an unintended consequence that took many hours to fix. I had researched the software in terms of my own computer performance. The question I...
by karen | performance improvement |
I find Ted Talks a fantastic resource for keeping myself stimulated with new thoughts as I work with leaders, teams and conflict. Below I’ve shared some of my recent favorites. Enjoy. Feel free to leave comments! Susan Cain and the power of interverts. She...