by Chatsworth Consulting Group | Feb 5, 2019 | Conflict Management
“There is only one way to avoid criticism: Do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.” ~Aristotle A client was telling me today about a difficulty she was having with a leader at her company. “He always comes in looking for what’s wrong,” she said, “I hate...
by Chatsworth Consulting Group | Jan 29, 2019 | Conflict Management
“When all think alike, no one thinks very much.” ~Walter Lippman One of my clients was complaining about her work team during our session. I usually don’t let my clients complain for very long, as I’ve found that it never really accomplishes very much, but this time I...
by Lisa Kohn | Apr 26, 2018 | Conflict Management
We were with a client last week, facilitating a module of our multi-day leadership program. This month’s session was about conflict and difficult conversations. We asked, as always, about the positives and negatives of conflict. The group offered many more...
by Lisa Kohn | Mar 29, 2018 | Conflict Management
A client emailed me the other day, complaining about someone he had to work with. “I keep waiting for him to finish this project,” my client shared, “or at least to get back to me with where things are with the project, and it’s like he’s...
by Robyn McLeod | Feb 15, 2018 | Conflict Management
Difficult work relationships are one of the most common reasons people are unhappy at work or looking to move on to new jobs. They may endure months or years of uncomfortable and stressful encounters – bosses who micromanage, direct reports who have bad attitudes, or...
by Chatsworth Consulting Group | Oct 10, 2017 | Conflict Management
“Speak when you are angry, and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.” ~ Ambrose Bierce My passion and intensity is part of what defines me. It makes me me. And it makes me proud. Yet it sometimes gets in my way. Because some of my most passionate moments...
