by Lisa Kohn | Jun 18, 2020 | Self-Care
I recently said to Robyn that we should make Audre Lorde our patron saint. I have yet to find a quote from her that I don’t love. And need. The quote that is resonating most these days, that I wrote about last week on my personal blog, is “Caring for myself is not...
by Robyn McLeod | Mar 12, 2020 | Communication
Today I had a conversation with someone I have not spoken to in over 15 years. She was a friend who became an ex-friend after a perceived slight. I didn’t fully understand what I did so many years ago, but I moved on and gave up trying to make amends. So I was...
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 Robyn McLeod | Jun 16, 2016 | Thoughtful Leadership
One of the hardest things to deal with at work is the tough conversation that you know you need to have. Whether it’s an employee who is performing poorly, a colleague who is creating a toxic environment, or a peer who consistently undermines you, for most of...
by Lisa Kohn | Feb 4, 2016 | Conflict Management
“What do you do if the person you’re in conflict with is your boss? And what do you do if they do all the “wrong” behaviors, the ones that make the conflict worse?” This is the question I was asked last week, as we led a session on managing conflict and difficult...
