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.

Cookies, Conversations Worth Having and Poetry at Work Day! Jan 11, 2024

In celebration of National Poetry at Work Day, we're sharing a delicious poem that highlights a valuable Conversations Worth Having principle. We hope you'll enjoy the poem as much as we did! Please r...

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3 Ways to Decrease Stress During the Holidays Dec 15, 2023

Ahh, bliss. December is here, conjuring up pleasant memories: the gentle falling of snow (admittedly, not here in Northern California yet), the cheerful greetings of friends and family, and the entici...

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Conversations Worth Having in Higher Education Dec 04, 2023

Zephyr Ethier begins her recent article about having conversations worth having in higher education, "On any given day in higher education, we accomplish most of our work through a series of planned o...

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Conversations for a Civil Society: CWH for Leading Sustainable and Net Positive Organizations Nov 18, 2023

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

 

“Have conversations to challenge the dichotomy between long-term and short-term. If we don’t take both into account, there won’t be a short t...

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Don’t Let Work Get in the Way of Working Out Oct 16, 2023

This week’s blog comes with a warning: The following activities might be dangerous and should not be attempted by those reading this blog. Usually said about stunts being performed by professionals, w...

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Let's Walk Together in Troubling Times Oct 06, 2023

“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, the world seems rather sto...

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CWH to Inspire Excellence and High Performance Oct 04, 2023

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 recently share...

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13 Conflict Resolution Conversation Starters Sep 23, 2023

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 post today: Face...

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Restoring Trust with the Poetic Principle Sep 14, 2023

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 working, what’...

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One Mom Burning Out; One Mother-In-Law Barging In Jun 29, 2023

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 enthusiasts Zoomed in ...

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