Meetings

Meetings of the Minds

30 Mar, 2012Advice, Boss-Employee Relationship, Business, Collaboration, Communication, Conflict, Conflict Resolution, Executive Teams, Leadership, leadership development, Leadership Strategies, Management, Meetings, Patterns, Politics, Workplace Relationships

Have you ever been in a meeting when you wanted to stand up and applaud because it was so insightful and rewarding to be with your fellow employees and get so much accomplished in such a short time? “Hardly ever”, you respond.  Wondering why I am asking such an irrelevant...

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Leadership and the Female Brain

4 Nov, 2011Advice, Business, Coaching, Communication, Executive Teams, Leaders, Leadership, leadership development, Management, Meetings, Neuroscience, Patterns, Psychology, Relationships, Stress, The Country Place, Uncategorized, Women in the workplace, Workplace Relationships

Yesterday I talked about the male brain under stress and the need to stimulate the brain to stay present by the click, tap, drum, or hum methods in meetings. I guess the click top pen was designed just for men to be able to handle the anxiety of difficult meetings....

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Gender Smart Tools and Leadership Development

3 Nov, 2011Advice, Books, Business, Character, Communication, Consulting, Executive Teams, Leaders, Leadership, leadership development, Meetings, PatternAware, Patterns, Psychology, Relationships, Workplace Relationships

  Meetings can be boring, infuriating, or creative. Regardless of the exact emotion, they all are stress inducing. And with stress comes ways of responding that are hard wired in our brains. Knowing about how you tend to react and ways others are prone to react, gives you a leg...

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Leadership Strategies and Mirror Neurons

28 Jun, 2010Accountability, Advice, Boss-Employee Relationship, Business, Collaboration, Communication, Conflict, Conflict Resolution, Decision Making, Ethics, Executive Teams, Integrity, Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Strategies, Meetings, PatternAware, Patterns, Reflections, Relationships, Total Leaders, Transformation, Workplace Relationships

Here is the scene: at an off-site I was facilitating last week someone on the team was angry with a colleague. How did we all know Ted was angry? He smiled. He answered questions in a smooth, quiet voice. He looked engaged……almost. Yet, whenever his colleague, Dan spoke, Ted would...

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Are You an Open Book?

14 Jun, 2010Advice, Avoider, Boss, Boss-Employee Relationship, Character, Communication, Conflict, Conflict Resolution, Employers, Ethics, Family Conflict, Fear, History, Integrity, Leaders, Leadership, leadership development, Leadership Strategies, Meetings, motivation, PatternAware, Patterns, Reflections, Relationships, Total Leaders, Transformation, Trust, Workplace Relationships

There is a fascinating debate in most companies about transparency. How open should you be? It sounds so good, doesn’t it? And yet….. How much openness is enough? Open to what, to whom? When do you close the valve of self disclosure? What are the ramifications of bringing up the...

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Okay, You’re a Boss: What’s the Main Thing?

11 Jun, 2010Advice, Boss, Boss-Employee Relationship, Business, Coaching, Collaboration, Communication, Conflict, Conflict Resolution, Decision Making, Integrity, Leaders, Leadership, leadership development, Leadership Strategies, Management, Meetings, motivation, Patterns, Reflections, Relationships, Workplace Relationships

Being a boss is a big deal; so many plates to juggle. Hopefully you began your juggling career long before you moved into the manager or supervisor position. If not, keep throwing them in the air and practice, practice, practice. Here are some suggestions to help you as you let...

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Can Your Boss Help You?

10 Jun, 2010Boss, Boss-Employee Relationship, Business, Character, Collaboration, Communication, Conflict, Conflict Resolution, Executive Teams, Family Conflict, Human Resources, Integrity, Leaders, Leadership, leadership development, Leadership Strategies, Meetings, motivation, Patterns, Relationships, Total Leaders, Workplace Relationships

When you have meetings with your boss do you know what is truly expected of you?  Is your boss mainly interested in reports and results? Does she ask you questions or sit wait until you finish? Can you talk about your feelings? What do you know about each other past...

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