by karen | change, innovation |
What happens when you are 100% certain? Being overly attached to a position makes it hard to change it. Certainty closes off innovation. The best questions foster understanding, spark innovation, diffuse negative conflict, and build influence – Spiral Daily...
by karen | Spiral Daily |
What would happen if you said “good day” to someone you normally like to avoid? The old saying “Keep your friends close and your enemies closer” has a lot of merit. Often percieved enemies have a lot in common with us! The best questions foster understanding, spark...
by karen | aikido, blog, Leadership, Spiral Daily |
How do you ready yourself to communicate with another? “You must be a martial artist because you bow to me when we begin,” someone said to me at a meeting. While funny, there is deep lesson to be learned here. The martial bow is about honoring the...
by karen | blog, conflict |
This rainy cold weekend was a perfect time to finish reading Steve Jobs by Walter Issacson. Innovation through conflict is at the core of my work. Steve, a genius innovator, intrigues me. Although, it is worth noting, he often lacked the ‘grace’ I advocate. As I...