I hear you, I hear you. But, are you listening? Some version of this interaction takes place thousands (if not more) of times a day. Trying to communicate with someone while they are looking at their phone is an observable nonverbal cue. It communicates that their focus and attention is somewhere else. It implies that … More The Signs are There
Finishing each otherโs sentences. A look that says volumes. Energy that positively crackles. This is not a romance story โ it is what happens when a group of people develop ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐๐๐ง๐ค๐ฃ๐ฎ. According to The Wharton School and University of Pennsylvania professor and author Michael Platt, when people work well together โ cooperating, information sharing, and … More What is Synchrony and why is it powerful at work?
Leaders must lead by an example of ethical actions and employee support to create the culture of beliefs and norms throughout the organization. Empathetic and authentic leaders use behaviors of influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation, and individualized consideration.ย ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐จ๐ช๐๐๐๐จ๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐จ ๐๐ก๐ก๐ค๐ฌ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ข๐๐ข๐๐๐ง๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐ค๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ ๐จ๐๐๐ฃ … More Building Your Psychological Safety Tool Kit
๐๐บ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป โ ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ โ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ. There are healthier ways to respond, like reappraisal, and unhealthy ways, like avoiding or suppressing emotions. The ability to regulate our own emotions positively is one of the benefits of emotional intelligence. Our emotional perception, as well as … More Adaptability is an Emotional Intelligence Strategy
We have gotten so lost in the rhetoric, polarization, inequity and fighting. Much of the media we absorb is fearful or violent. It creates Us vs. Them or a need to choose sides. I donโt need or want to be political. There are far too many debating the issues already. Respect and empathy is treating … More Respect and Basic Courtesy
“If you’re searching for that one person who will change your life…. take a look in the mirror.” Who helps you to see who you could be beyond what you see today? Having a neutral person work with you at the deepest levels of empathic listening helps to facilitate meaning and purpose. You set the … More Time for Reflection
It takes practice and skill to develop intentional levels of listening. Most people listen with the intent to respond and lose some of what is being said as they think of their own emotional or verbal response. The level of listening also matters if you are a leader, manager, or team member. There are colleagues … More What is Empathic Listening?
๐๐ฌ๐ฒ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ. Psychologist Carol Ryff developed a six-dimension scale of psychological wellbeing drawn from numerous theories and research. She determined that the 6 factors are: ๐๐๐ฅ๐-๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ป She found that self-acceptance had the strongest correlation to life … More What Gives You a Sense of Wellbeing?
Women have had to become expert at juggling for many decades. In the past two years, it was a skill and art that was predominantly necessary by women due to economics, the pandemic, lockdown, and family dynamics. Caregivers have had to make hard choices and deserve respect. This does not make any parent or family … More The Art of Juggling
“If there is any one secret of success, it lies in the ability to get the other person’s point of view and see things from his angle as well as your own.” Henry Ford The way that we speak or process information, as well as how we see ourselves, impacts the interpersonal relationships and communication … More Perspective is a Feeling about Something or Someone
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