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Be Careful How You Characterize
Posted on May 29, 2018 | No CommentsAuthors create characters. Back in 1982, when I was entirely smitten with the work of novelist Walker Percy, I wrote him a letter to tell him that his writing was so good that I felt his characters were more real than people I met in […] -
How to Manage Conflict with the Powerful and Entrenched
Posted on February 26, 2018 | No CommentsThanks for the wonderful feedback on my just-completed 3-part series on how to constructively engage when there is CONFLICT. I got wonderful push back, too. Some argued against the usefulness of my prescriptions in important cases. For example, my deliberate, humble and honest approach to […] -
Curbing the Curse of Conflict – Part Two
Posted on February 12, 2018 | 3 CommentsThis is part 2 of 3 in thinking about one of – if not the greatest energy-sucks in organizational and family life: Conflict. Last week, I suggested a three-part foundation (if you missed last week’s RFL, the three parts are described in a little more […] -
How You Can Get a Handle on the Costly Curse of Conflict
Posted on February 5, 2018 | 2 CommentsWe were seven kids in a pretty healthy family. Seven kids in a 3-bedroom ranch. Oh, and seven 7 kids in our one Ford Country Squire. Picture the 9 of us, sardine chldren: We were a daily and nightly laboratory of conflict. My memory is […] -
Gaining Leverage With Challenging “Allies”
Posted on November 4, 2013 | 2 CommentsAlthough we battle with some adversaries, e.g., Obama v. Assad; most of our difficulties – truth be told are with allies, those in our tent: Boehner with the Tea Party, mom with dad, CEO with COO, boss with worker. We forget that we’re on the […] -
What Men Say, What Women Hear
Posted on February 4, 2013 | 4 CommentsSpecial 12th Anniversary Guest Column By Katherine Crowley and Kathi Elster We recently appeared on a late-night television show to promote our new book, Mean Girls at Work. Our hosts, two male comedians, were very surprised to learn that women react to teasing, sparring and criticism very differently […] -
Previously on “Everyday Leadership”: Working through Conflicts
Posted on March 14, 2011 | No CommentsPreviously on “Everyday Leadership” Dan talked about conflict and resolution at home, work and play. Solving problems seems easy enough, but what about when people aren’t willing to budge? Professor of Public Policy at Harvard University Iris Bohnet was on to talk with Dan about […] -
Getting Hooked– And Off The Hook
Posted on February 11, 2008 | 7 CommentsFriends, Ever find yourself getting “hooked?” I’m not talking hockey. And I’m not talking the oldest profession on earth. I’m talking about when someone has a way of sending your blood pressure through the roof, and of “making you” do things you don’t want […]
