We have all heard the expression agree to disagree. While this is very easy to say, it is difficult to practice. It is even more difficult to disagree “agreeably” with respect, candor and kindness. And it is profoundly difficult to practice when the person you disagree with is also being disagreeable (not respectful, attacking, defensive […]
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One of my favorite “guiding principles” when leading a meeting is that we can all be a “teacher of others and learned from others.” I don’t know about you but I have had the opportunity to learn A LOT from others – and I keep learning a lot. From mentors to friends to strangers, if
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In last week’s post, we discussed some practical things you can do to move toward making a decision when there are many different options. Once you have really assessed resources, developed criteria and discussed the possibilities, then it’s time to really move toward a decision. Depending on your team or coalition, there are some things
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Last week’s post focused on the reasons why you don’t need to all agree on what you want to do to move forward, particularly if that involves saying “yes” to every potential priority. Many of you may be thinking, yeah that is a great idea and I agree with your concept, but how in the
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Working in coalitions can be both rewarding and exhausting, especially when it comes to deciding how we move forward together. Since we are focused on helping people work better together, it is easy to think that we need everyone to agree on everything in order to move forward. However, this can be particularly challenging and
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Over the past two weeks, we have highlighted why we should become friends with our colleagues and how we can become friends with our colleagues. Sometimes your work friends, just like any other friends, can let you down, disappoint you, cause dissension among the group or even betray your trust. What happens then? Can your friendship recover? Can your
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Over the past two weeks, we have highlighted why we should become friends with our colleagues and how we can become friends with our colleagues. Sometimes your work friends, just like any other friends, can let you down, disappoint you, cause dissension among the group or even betray your trust. What happens then? Can your
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Last week, we talked why it makes sense to become friends with your colleagues. This week, we are focused on how to become friends with your colleagues. Although these ideas may be completely obvious for most of you, one of the reasons I started writing this blog was to provide practical ways we can work
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It seems like we are always striving for that “work-life” balance. Although we don’t want to spend our whole lives working, why do we think we need to keep our “life” out of work? This is particularly true when it comes to friendships. We spend a lot of our days, weeks, months and years at
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When something really good happens, are you quick to talk about it? What about when something bad happens? When someone is kind and helpful, do you acknowledge it? What about when someone is critical and negative? It’s so easy to see the negative and to complain about what is wrong. And when we start complaining,
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