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Difficult Colleagues? No. We’ve followed these scenarios in this series to get rid of faulty thinking: Paradigm Shifters – these people help us focus on possible new, bright futures. Paradigm Shifters are priceless! They…

Those who’ve taken my OT5DT Workshops, know that how we react to our teammates has a lot to do with our personal history and/or our family of origin. We break into groups who work…

Our organizations’ cultures can make them unfit to address problems. Company culture is both dynamic and passive: it is the result of past and present employees interacting on multiple levels over time. Despite the…

I’ve never been a model employee – ask any of my managers. Part of my problem was something I wasn’t even aware of – how my brain chemistry worked to my detriment. Growing up…

This week’s Possibility might not be familiar, but rest assured, we’ve all fallen prey to the concepts.   Possibility 3 – Fundamental Attribution Error, Part 1   Over the years, psychologists have shown us…

This week’s Possibility is a tough one, fraught with triggers that may not be true.   Possibility 2 – Gender Behavioral Differences From @Katie Gaebel, “A factor that contributes to Difficult Colleagues is our…

Last week we started discussing “Difficult Colleagues.” Somehow, we’ve already vowed to change these colleagues, or even get rid of them entirely (as in the email I received). Instead, let’s look at some reasons…

Difficult Colleague?   In this introductory post, I want to help us debunk some ideas we’ve had in the past. We’ll dive more deeply into some of the concepts in upcoming posts.   How…

In Parker Palmer’s book, he helps us think about our mindset changes as we age. In today’s reading portion, he discusses his thoughts on Erik Erikson’s wisdom on Care in the 2nd Stage of…

I’m a big fan of Parker J. Palmer. He writes with humanity in mind, and freedom in our souls, and helps us understand how our disconnections with each other hinder us as we try to…