NEWSLETTER EDITION APRIL: 2015 Workplace conflict is generated by a broad range of causes – many are timeless and unavoidable, but some are contextual, related to specific structures, couched in a particular moment in history. Understanding these problems requires more than general doctrines, they require an analytical perspective on the characteristics of that moment. This post…

This post came to me on the fly. It’s not a formal message, focused on business or legal matters. Instead, this piece in the New York Times snapped my attention to the very informal, daily grind of human interactions that color our lives. We deal with tension, emotions, and conflict all day every day in…

NEWSLETTER EDITION: MARCH 2015 As I write this a few crocuses have poked their heads out of the sodden soil but the forsythia, a harbinger of spring me is not yet in bloom! This winter just doesn’t want to let go ! Our newsletter articles also appear in our blog and you can now subscribe…

Inquiry for Employees Last week I wrote about courageous questions for managers to consider. Given the heightened responsibility and authority involved in managing, it may seem more obvious that critical inquiry is an essential part of that job. Taking an employee perspective, however, shows us that asking reflective questions provides huge benefits on both sides…

Inquiry: A Tool for Success The next two posts are about the importance of inquiry, with part I targeting the perspective of managers. We ask a great deal of ourselves each day in our careers: to meet goals, complete long task lists, put in the extra hour to meet a deadline or solve an unforeseen problem….

Newsletter Edition: February 2015  In light of recent tragic world events in France and the Middle East I thought it was timely to write about cultures of peace, a phrase we’ve been seeing in many different contexts. What is a culture of peace? If you look up the phrase “culture of peace” in any online…