Can Workplace Gossip be a Good Thing?
Gossip often gets a bad rap in professional environments, viewed as a source of negativity and unproductive behavior. This negative…
Five Signs Conflict is Escalating in your Workplace
We continue to live in an unprecedented period of change, transition and uncertainty. Adapting to constant change and uncertainty is…
How can Leaders Effectively Address Employee Concerns about Others?
In any workplace, leaders play a crucial role in managing teams, fostering a productive environment, and addressing concerns that arise…
The Hidden Costs: Exploring the Negative Impacts of Workplace Confidentiality
Confidentiality is often hailed as a cornerstone of professionalism and trust within organizations. While safeguarding sensitive information is crucial, an…
How can setting strong Guidelines or Protocols Improve your Difficult Conversation?
I facilitate many large and small group discussions and always find that setting norms or guidelines beforehand helps to keep…
Is your Team Ready for Change?
Change is all around us and moving at a faster pace then ever before. How ready are you to continue…
Disruption vs Disagreeable – Where are you?
Currently the word Disruptor has a positive connotation in our society and is viewed as someone who can see differently…
Accepting Apologies in Conflict
Apologies are in the news almost every day. Are they genuine? Should we accept them? It is often difficult for…
Can we Really Hold Others Accountable?
I hear this phrase in workplaces everyday - we need to hold x accountable! Accountability, according to the Merriam Webster Dictionary,…
Nine Strategies for Managing Conflict
Conflict happens in all workplaces and is needed to reach creative solutions. It’s the conflict that is avoided or not…