I was at a dinner party recently and the conversation turned, as it often does, to Facebook. Specifically, finding you have ‘friends’ that you don’t actually know, and probably don’t want. What to do?
It is inherent in the ways individuals in the workplace interact that a certain amount of ‘banter’ and even more ‘robust’ exchanges are a natural part of workplace lore. Occasionally this gets out of hand and causes harm where none was intended. On the other hand, bullying does occur, it is a common phenomenon and one which employers have to take very seriously. One way to avoid or at least minimise the risk in both cases is to make bullying and harassment open topics of conversation in organisations. This seminar ...
How do you stop an argument? In theory it's simple, but as people are usually involved they mess it up by doing the opposite of what is required. A lot of what we learned in school might be redundant in later life, but some of the basics can still come in handy if we can recall them.
Reconciliation is often the last thing on our minds once the heat of a dispute has died down, but it is one of the 'secret ingredients' in mature and resilient relationships.
Nobody likes having to lose or give something up (this even applies to things we'd like to lose or give up). If you have tried and failed to change or fix something in your life, it may be that a different approach is needed. With this approach, the only thing you have to 'stop', is what isn't working anyway.
People often ask about the difference between therapy and coaching. Differences these tend to be more about coaches and therapists themselves, than about the skills or processes that each uses. A good therapist can certainly act as a coach, and an effective coach as a therapist. So how do you choose?
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