Posts Tagged "relationships"
How to Be Yourself with Family, Chosen and Not
I have never met a person who had not experienced complex feelings about their family – and who did not experience some difficulty around family dynamics, especially during the holiday season. People often ask me about how best to approach tough familial issues and the most effective answer I have found is to stay true to yourself. Many people have developed two versions of themselves, the one their family has known and the person they have become out-of-sight of those people. These two personas often come crashing together as sharing the holidays becomes a battle of the family of birth and the one since created. This weekend, take some time to think about these two...
Read MoreUsing Conflict As a Tool for Growth: 3 Steps to Resolution
This blog is an excerpt from Kathleen’s upcoming book Living the Leadership Choice. Join the Leadership Connection community to receive updates and exclusive content. “Whenever you’re in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference between damaging the relationship and deepening it. That factor is attitude.” – William James One of the greatest assets in a conflict is the ability to recognize that if people are fired-up enough to be angry there must be something they care a great deal about preserving and/or fear losing. As a leader, this is an opportunity to not only move past the conflict, but also to strengthen the existing...
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