Conversations Worth Having Blog

“We’re not dreaming nearly enough.”   Mirjam Minderman

“Have conversations to challenge the dichotomy between long-term and short-term. If we don’t...

“You’ll Never Walk Alone”, a song of hope from Rogers and Hammerstein’s musical Carousel, was written shortly before the end of World War II (Duddleston, 2021). Still today,...

Peak performance, ownership, and engagement are natural outcomes for people when they are included in meaningful ways around work that's purposeful. Nancy Kirkpatrick and Floyd Phillips...

The ways in which we might respond to conflict are similar to how we respond to stress: Fight, Flight, Freeze, or Fawn. There’s another way to resolve conflict that’s the focus of our...

If the focus of attention influences our beliefs and the stories we make up about people and situations (Poetic Principle), then it makes sense to talk about and pay attention to what’s...

In this week’s Monday Kickstarters, we addressed some challenges associated with mothering and smothering. (We love a little word play at CWH!)

Our Name It – Flip It – Frame It...

Do you notice that sometimes it is harder to bring up a delicate topic with family members than with work colleagues? I know I do. Well – panic not. Here comes the positive principle from...

Monday Kickstarters are virtual sessions that serve as an opportunity for all of us to practice generative questions and positive framing on issues and concerns we’re currently experiencing....

In the May 17, 2023 Inc. Magazine article, How Effective Leaders Have Courageous Conversations, Moshe Engelberg, PhD. states, “It takes real courage to overcome the resistance, trust the...

“People are disturbed not by a thing, but by their perception of a thing.” — Epictetus

Got stress? You are not alone. Ninety-four percent of workers report feeling stressed...

Phonics, phonemic awareness, vocabulary, reading comprehension and fluency – these are five commonly accepted components of reading and seemingly without a lot of common ground thinking on...

The Connected Zoomers and Boomers. Wouldn’t that be a great name for a rock band? This week’s Kickstarter group certainly thought so as they addressed the difficulties of communication...