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Entries tagged with: Communication


Honesty Changes Everything

26 February 2019

Barbara read Powerful: Building a Culture of Freedom and Responsibility by Patty McCord and considered the amount of honesty that is needed to support transformational change.

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How to Be You

1 April 2019

Rachel read How to Be a Lion by Ed Vere and appreciated that quiet can be loud and that words can, in fact, change the world.

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Checking in to Build Connections

2 April 2019

Janie read The Surprising Power of Simply Asking Coworkers How They’re Doing by Karyn Twaronite and found herself nodding her head in agreement as she read the article.

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Staying Calm in Heated Conversations

23 April 2019

Barbara read HBR's 3 Ways to Stay Calm When Conversations Get Intense by Amy Jen Su and was glad to get reinforcement for two of the four recommendations she provides when she teaches Resolving Conflict.

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Embracing Emotions at Work

30 April 2019

Janie read No Hard Feelings: The Secret Power of Embracing Emotions at Work by Liz Fosslien and Mollie West Duffy and was excited to read a book with so much excellent practical advice about how to be selectively vulnerable and show emotion in a healthy way at work.   

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Teaching with Stories

14 May 2019

Eden read Loonshots: How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas that Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Transform Industries, by Safi Bahcall and felt inspired by the author’s knack for storytelling.

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Use Fewer Words to Get Better Results

28 May 2019

Barbara listened to the Harvard Business Review’s Women at Work podcast, Sorry Not Sorry, by Amy Bernstein, Amy Gallo, and Nicole Torres and found four useful suggestions that would benefit everyone.

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Both True and Kind

1 June 2019

Rachel read The Honest-to-Goodness Truth by Patricia C. McKissack with illustrations from Giselle Potter and appreciated that the struggle to be thoughtfully candid isn't confined to the workplace.

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Retraining Your Sixth Sense

11 June 2019

Eden read Mindwise: Why We Misunderstand What Others Think, Believe, Feel, and Want by Nicholas Epley and thought about how well she understands the minds of others.

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Silent Words

1 November 2019

Rachel returned to The Story of Bip, written and illustrated by Marcel Marceau, and found herself as delighted by the words of the famous mime as she was when she first read them as a girl. It's truly a wonder how much we can say, even when there are no words.

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Emotions Are Contagious

12 November 2019

Barbara read Make Yourself Immune to Secondhand Stress by Shawn Achor and Michelle Geilan that confirmed via scientific research something she had always suspected: stress is contagious.

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How to Live a Love Letter

1 February 2020

Rachel re-watched Sonic Highways and was reminded of things the Foo Fighters taught her about music, storytelling, passion, and finding your way.

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Listening with Curiosity

15 September 2020

Janie read Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler and learned how helpful listening with curiosity can be when trying to understand another person’s point of view. 

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Being Clear Amidst Uncertainty

27 October 2020

Janie considered what she has learned after preparing weekly best practice updates for over a quarter, and realized that when dealing with tremendous uncertainty, clarity is even more important than ever.

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How Safety Shapes a Conversation

22 December 2020

Larissa read Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler and reflected back on how this book shaped past conversations.

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Taking Stock of Your Team

16 February 2021

Larissa read The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni, and gained some insight into what might contribute to a team falling short of its goals.

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Conversations That Count (Whatever Your Format)

8 June 2021

Rachel and Allison prepared to talk with their Charlottesville SHRM colleagues about making every meeting – virtual, hybrid, or in-person – the best it can be. Fortunately for all of us, many of the same best practices still apply.

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How to Say Sorry

28 September 2021

Allison appreciated a reminder on how to deliver a sincere apology.

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Shift Your Focus to Calm Your Nerves

26 October 2021

Janie listened to Patricia Stark and Pete Mockaitis discuss how to stay calm and confident when speaking and appreciated Stark’s suggestions for ways to shift your focus to help alleviate nerves.   

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TKI is Still My Favorite Conflict Resolution Tool

10 May 2022

Allison started teaching her Resolving Conflict course in-person again and confirmed that the Thomas Kilmann conflict mode Instrument (TKI® Assessment) is still her favorite tool for helping people make better choices in the face of conflict.

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