Your teammate is not weird part 2–emotion
Your teammates will show they care about you in very different ways—be open to all of them. In my last post, I talked about the challenge of understanding a team member whose idea of respect is...
View ArticleWhen discussions get heated
Frequently, I watch teams trying to solve an issue that seems straight forward while observing that their behavior says it’s anything but. I see people interrupting, I hear yelling, I notice tears...
View ArticleCrying at Work
I’ve been writing this blog for quite a while. I’ve shared the things I see as an executive team advisor, and I’ve exposed (and tried to be authentic about) the issues that I personally struggle with...
View ArticleHeld Hostage by the Crier on the Team
Last week I wrote a post about crying at work. Interestingly (but maybe not surprisingly), I didn’t get much feedback from men. (Too radioactive to weigh in, maybe?) I did, however, get very...
View ArticleUse your words
“Use your words.” It’s a line you probably heard as a child when you were getting agitated but not articulating what was wrong. Your parents taught you that expressing your frustration in words...
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