Conversations Worth Having Blog

Communication is at the heart of everything we do. Enjoy our blog where we explore how conversations can increase engagement, leadership practices, decision making, collective capacity, and more.

It's Not My Job How You Take My Feedback! Mar 18, 2022

Can you imagine your manager saying this to you after you’ve tried to initiate a conversation worth having? Unfortunately, this is an all-too-familiar situation for many people, especially...

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Why Should I Apologize? Mar 08, 2022

“He’s insisting on an apology from me, though the situation was his fault! The gall!”

This was the challenge shared by someone who wanted to know how to turn this into a...

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Are Your Free to Choose? Tune In... Jan 21, 2022

Rumi said, “Lovely days don’t come to you, you should walk to them.” He was guiding us to realize we have choice in each moment of every day. But it doesn’t always feel like...

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Stop Dominating Our Meetings! Dec 22, 2021

Imagine. Each week you participate in a two-hour weekly meeting with a team that is responsible for strengthening community and fostering well-being, and one person dominates the entire...

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DEI Changes Aren't Happening Quick Enough! Nov 11, 2021

Monday Kickstarters is a working session to help us figure out how to have a conversation worth having when faced with a tough situation, challenge, or problem. What follows are two topics we...

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Working From Home, Aging Parents, and Strategic Ideas that Don't Move Jul 20, 2021

Monday Kickstarters gives participants an opportunity to raise challenging conversation topics or situations and work with others to turn them into conversations worth having! In this blog, we look...

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Family Conversations in the Midst of Covid-19 Jul 07, 2021

There are many facets to this coronavirus pandemic. Each one brings a distinct emotional flavor: Fear, grief, despair, frustration, loneliness, anger, resentment, boredom and also, joy, peace,...

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When Good Leaders with Good Intentions Make Bad Decisions Jun 22, 2021

I am continuously dumbfounded and frustrated when community leaders, who are good people with good intentions, make bad decisions for their community. It seems we are electing leaders at every...

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We Don’t Need the Government to Make Us Do the Right Thing! Jun 04, 2021

In the face of climate change, polarization, and global volatility, the U.S. government is rolling back laws that protect the environment and people. But . . . Why do we need the government to tell...

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Avoiding A Difficult, But Necessary, Conversation May 25, 2021

Have you ever wanted to have a conversation with someone, in fact, it really needed to happen, but you kept avoiding it because you were afraid of how the other person was going to react?...

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Redefining The Workplace After Covid May 18, 2021

Monday Kickstarters is a working session designed for everyone on the call to figure out how to have conversations worth having when faced with a tough situation, challenge, or problem. The process...

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Team Is Not Adopting New Practices May 10, 2021

Monday Kickstarters is a working session designed for everyone on the call to figure out how to have conversations worth having when faced with a tough situation, challenge, or problem. The process...

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