We all come to work hoping to get things accomplished. Yet many of us I suspect, have days when we go home feeling “I got nothing done”. How come? Well, if you’re a typical manager, much of your day is spent dealing with conflict. Studies show many managers spend over 40% of their day dealing [...]
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Lessons from Marie
A friend of mine, "Marie", develops training programs for her clients. Recently, she ran a program and encountered a very hostile participant. Luckily, Marie is quite skilled at managing conflict and she was able to get her program back on track but she was amazed that all the people sitting in the training room remained [...]
Essential, Now More Than Ever
Since October last year, close to 300,000 Canadians have lost their jobs and it's predicted that number will grow as the months pass. In times of economic uncertainty, those tasked with running organizations often behave in very predictable ways: • Decision making is limited to a handful of people at the most senior levels of the [...]
Cleaning Up Our Psychic Environment
Joe Stanford is one of Common Outlook's consultants. Recently, he was invited to be a speaker at The Canadian Association for the Club of Rome CACOR. The following is his presentation. Cleaning Up Our Psychic Environment- How We Can Reduce the Psychological Pollution Which Fuels Conflict CACOR's impressive website says that CACOR exists to promote [...]
In Perfect Balance
Sarah Palin's selection as Republican John McCain's running mate has stirred up a lot of debate about the role of working mothers. Lots of statistics are being thrown around about percentages of working mothers in the workforce, percentages of women running Fortune 500 companies and the like. Not everyone aspires to reach the most senior [...]