Bullying. It’s a big word. We typically hear this word in relation to children. Bullying in the workplace? Yep, it exists. The core dynamics of bullying in the workplace are often similar to bullying in the school yard. There’s just an added level of sophistication thrown in. I’ve seen bullying
Are you in a job that you love, but find you’re surrounded by toxic interactions? Perhaps this feeling is a familiar one to you…? You wake up every morning with a knot in the pit of your stomach, just dreading to go to work. Maybe you’ve just come back from
Have you ever noticed that sometimes people never contribute to a discussion at work? Or perhaps they contribute very little, particularly in a group setting. If this is a typical pattern that you’ve noted within your organization, your team may be having a communication problem. Some people are less comfortable
Have you ever been in a meeting with someone who just keeps pushing their agenda and not listening to the others in the room? Whether you decided it consciously or not, have you ever found yourself stopping to argue your point, even though you completely disagree? I don’t know about
Five Things I Wish I Had Known About Communication and State of Mind Here is the final part of my interview by Christina D. Warner, as part of her interview series with leaders in healthcare. The article was originally published in Thrive Global on May 30, 2019. In my opinion,
The Power of Integrating Personal Experience and Professional Knowledge Recently, I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Christina D. Warner for an interview series with leaders in healthcare. The article was originally published in Thrive Global on May 30, 2019. Here is part one. “Can you tell us a
Unhealthy communication patterns within the work setting are so pervasive that this is frequently one of the core issues affecting teams to which I consult. What may appear to be a conflict-free environment may actually be riddled with a top-down management approach that has left everyone too afraid to say
Have you ever experienced a meeting where somebody is explaining something, but for the life of you, you cannot even begin to understand their point of view? You’d like to ask for clarification, but you’re not sure how in a polite way. Perhaps you find yourself asking for clarification a
Have you ever been sitting in a work meeting and felt that someone is saying one thing, but that their body language is communicating something entirely different? For instance, someone might be saying that they agree with a proposed change, but their facial expressions might make you question if they
People use shame in all sorts of different situations as a way to manipulate others into doing or feeling something that they want you to do or feel. Shame is a silent and powerful manipulator. Many times, we don’t even realize that shame is silently controlling how we are reacting
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