Yesterday was Election Day in America, and people from all over the country went to the polls to vote for, or against, candidates of their choice. My wife and I went, and had to learn a new way to vote, as they’ve gone away from machines to paper ballots here; this is progress? I vote […]
Communications
This past week, we saw a private swim club in the Philadelphia area that ended up being accused of racism. The reason for this is that a group of inner city minority children showed up at the club, having paid for the right to be there, and were quickly rounded up, sent back home, and […]
Every once in awhile, we all get upset or irritated by someone else, and they’re probably getting irritated with you at the same time. It’s hard in both personal and working relationships when this type of thing happens. Chris JL via Compfight In the book Crucial Conversations, they give plenty of scenarios and tips on […]
If there’s anything that can start to get me upset, it’s constantly being interrupted when I’m talking. I don’t mean when someone is looking to clarify something I said, necessarily. I mean when you’re trying to say something, or ask a question, and the other person interrupts me to start answering a question I haven’t […]
Am I getting more touchy lately? Maybe, maybe not. I’m going to tell a story, then add some follow up; you be the judge. A few years ago in a Ryze network devoted to coaching, a lady asked a question. Seems she’d only been coaching women and was starting to think about coaching men, and […]