Keeping the Peace

Have you ever heard or read the term narcissurfing? Narcissurfing is a word which came into use over the past few years and is used to described someone who ‘Googles’ themselves to see where they appear and what is being said about them. Frequently narcissurfing is used with negative implications. Nobody wants to be called [...]

“There are three ways of dealing with difference: domination, compromise, and integration…”
This quote from Mary Parker Follett illustrates three of the most common ways to handle conflicts. What does this mean to us? Find out in this quick podcast and food for thought.
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Where should you spend your time, improving your weaknesses or getting even better at your strengths? Your strengths will carry you farther, your weaknesses will drain you of your energy. Go with your strengths.
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When we meet in-person our style may differ from when we are on the phone which differs from when we write an email. But if each type of communication comes across as-if they come from an entirely different person, that is a problem. In fact this creates unnecessary conflict. This does not have to [...]

If any of my early supervisors had asked me how I was going to do my work. They would have known I needed some assistance.
Although I never seriously messed anything up, my inability to ask for help certainly cost the company time and money. Of course I could have been learning much more quickly by [...]