by karen | blog, communication, conflict, Leadership, performance improvement, teams |
Teams are like a woods. A healthy woods (team) has a variety of species who grow in their strength; the environment encourages their growth and contribution. Even in the winter, as I clear the entanglement of honeysuckle from my woods, I see such parallels to the...
by karen | Spiral Daily |
What if, the people you want to influence did what you do, rather than what you say? Modeling behavior you desire is the most effective way to teach. The best questions foster understanding, spark innovation, diffuse negative conflict, and build influence –...
by karen | blog, centering, Leadership, performance improvement, Uncategorized |
Welcome Lauren Windle, guest blogger! Ahhhhhh… yes! Those were my spacey, blissed out feelings after a particularly good yoga class as I settled comfortably into savasana last week at a nearby yoga studio. Not so extraordinary, you might think, that’s what yoga is all...
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...