To Influence and Persuade
All requests move along a continuum of two opposites: Directing or Informing. We generally have a preference for one or the other, and the implications are significant.
September 19, 2019
All posts by: Deene Morris
September 5, 2019
Permanent Whitewater & The Skylight
Management consultant Peter Vaill calls it permanent whitewater. There’s no sense of an anchor or safe harbor on the shores. But we need a reprieve.
August 29, 2019
Building Resilience? Here’s a Bright Idea!
Within resiliency resides optimism. It’s a primary and necessary skill. When it’s in short supply, here’s a concrete suggestion of what to do.
August 6, 2019
For Growth and Fulfillment: Find Your Dish Pit
To begin again, anywhere, anyhow, Begin by doing the dishes. Find that unglamorous, uncomfortable, and yet radically illuminating place that’s calling you right now.
July 25, 2019
Dogs and Safety: What’s True for Them is True for You
We develop resilience, motivation, innovation, patience and persistence trust. We don’t get anywhere alone. We’re wired to connect!
July 23, 2019
Surviving Stress Bombs
When we don’t know what we don’t know until we don’t know it! A reflection on a stress bomb explosion and a road map to reset and recovery.
June 3, 2019
Before You Fire Him: Try This First!
How to move a difficult conversation away from pointing blame to one that is respectful and holds potential for a positive outcome.
June 3, 2019
To Hear Generously
The purpose of all listening is to move things forward. And it’s possible to build trust in under 2 minutes. Read more here, and then give it a try today.
May 6, 2019
The Contagious Wave
Ever yawn when someone else yawns? Laugh because someone else is laughing? That’s your mirror neurons allowing you to literally feel what others are feeling.
April 21, 2019
How’s Your Daily Grind?
Are you burning out from your daily grind? Shaping shifting to someone else’s dreams without regard for your core motivational needs?