Communication is a strange thing. It can move minds, sway people to action, inspire great change, even create agreement and trust among formerly hostile groups. Except when it doesn’t. And that dividing line – the one that lies between acceptance and refusal of a message – that line can sometimes be hard to find, even [...]
If you use different guidelines for relating to different folks, it’s possible that you’re simply sensitive to the differing needs of various personality types. Yeah, it’s possible… … or you may be running double standards. For example, if you’re a boss, do your male and female employees get the same pay for doing the same [...]
When somebody feeds you a lame excuse, don’t you just hate it? If you’re like me, you’ll end up thinking just a little less of the person who’s trying to get a free pass after breaking their promise to us. Think about it for a second. We really dislike it when somebody does that to [...]
Sometimes the harder we try to do something, such as communicate and make ourselves understood, the worse things go. It IS possible to try too hard, and we can all get caught up in that pattern from time to time. Performance excellence coach Peter Murphy has, for the past several years, run a discussion forum [...]
Intent and intention – they play HUGE roles in what happens in our lives. But often we’ve hidden our own motives away, shrouding them from our own view so thoroughly that we can’t admit the REAL reason we’re having so much trouble getting along with those we care about. Today’s guest author Wayne C. Allen [...]
Maybe any relationship CAN work… but the sad fact is, most don’t; over 60% end in divorce in the US. In other countries, even though the divorce rate may not be as high, it’s probable there are just as many broken, bleeding family ties. In those places, couples don’t divorce quite so readily, but they [...]
How are your human relations? Do you invariably get along with everybody at work? With all your family members? Your neighbors? Or do they sometimes misunderstand you and do goofy things that grate on your nerves? Well, the good news is, there’s a simple fix for all of that. No kidding. All it takes is [...]
