Disagreements, misunderstanding, and resentment can send any relationship off track – and consequences can be annoying or disastrous. Much can be avoided by observing boundaries. What?! The term ‘Boundaries’ can be off-putting, as it suggests rules and barbed wire fences, but we have them and attend to...
Everyone wants communication in their workplace to be smooth, productive, and drama free. In order to solve problems, generate ideas, establish routines people talk. But: are they talking TO one another or WITH one another? For many people the main task of their communication is how to...
The girls are not ready adaptors of the costume custom for Halloween, but they know that the culture of their workplace includes civility, so they are happy to participate. Alas, their collegiality sometimes calls into question the role of civility in their environment. There are others...
Ah, September and Back to School! Many small people will soon be resuming their important work of learning to read. This is such an important skill; when one can read, one can learn almost anything. As adults, an important use of this skill is the...
Now we say ‘working remotely’ or ‘virtual office’ since home can be the coffee shop or the beach, as well as your living room. Wherever it is, it isn’t The Office of a few years ago. Alice and Jane are experienced remote workers, as they pursue...
It feels counter-intuitive to imagine that uncertainty could be a friend. Who likes ‘I dunno” as an answer? Indeed there are situations in which grey is a safer choice than black or white, altho many of those situations are ambiguous - read ‘evasive’ - by...