by Robyn McLeod | Apr 27, 2023 | Communication
“I tell my team all the time how great they are,” one leader recently told me. Yet, I knew from conversations with her team members that they felt their leader did not see them as competent and did not trust them with high-level work. While she said how...
by Robyn McLeod | Jan 5, 2023 | Thoughtful Leadership
Recently I read an article about creating great dialogue for a book or screenplay. Great dialogue draws you in to a book or movie just as great communication can lead to more meaningful human connection and relationships. As I read through the tips shared in the...
by Chatsworth Consulting Group | Oct 4, 2022 | Communication
“If everybody thought before they spoke, the silence would be deafening.” ~George Barzan I am definitely one of those people who “think out loud.” My business partner and I have an understanding that I can ramble on as we think through a challenge. It’s the way I...
by Lisa Kohn | Sep 8, 2022 | Conflict Management
From the moment we wake up, we can be – and often are – in conflict with others. With our family members over how the day will go, with team members about the best next step on a project, with our manager over how to implement a new process, with colleagues about...
by Chatsworth Consulting Group | Jun 7, 2022 | Thoughtful Leadership
“The willingness to show up changes us. It makes us a little braver each time.” ~Brené Brown Sometimes leading is scary. Sometimes life is scary. Sometimes something comes our way, and we don’t know how to handle it. We don’t know how to have...