Tag: relationships

  • The Banana Problem

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    Let’s do a quick exercise. I’ll say a word, and I want you to notice the first thing that comes to mind. Ready?… Banana. What did you think of? When I do this exercise in workshops, the answers are all over the place. Banana bread! Monkey! Potassium! And there is always one person who says…

  • Why Good Conversations Go Sideways

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    Have you ever walked into a conversation with the best intentions, and it still went completely sideways? Maybe it was a one-on-one with a direct report.  Maybe it was a conversation with your spouse. Maybe it was your child. You started calm. You wanted to help. Then they said something that rubbed you the wrong…

  • Permission to Breathe

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    Why You Don’t Have to Have the Answer One of the first reviewers of my book said: “Advice often creates anxiety, not clarity. This book felt like permission to breathe.” Permission to breathe. I keep thinking about that phrase. Because most of us walk around carrying a quiet pressure to have the right answers. To…