Pain serves a purpose
Congenital analgesia is a rare condition in which a person cannot feel physical pain. While at first glance one may think that this might be a good thing, very quickly you’d realize otherwise. Pain is the body’s way of letting
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Category: reacting to difficult workplace situations
The right way to communicate unpopular decisions to your staff
Sometimes you will have to make unpopular decisions, choices (or decrees) that will not be liked by your staff; it’s one of the responsibilities of leadership. Sure, good leaders strive to minimize the fallout of decisions on their people, but
Respond calmly by “putting a stone in your mouth”
Being able to respond calmly in the face of anger can be difficult. A client (who is from the Nisga’a nation) recently shared with me this powerful advice from a Nisga’a elder – “Put a stone in your mouth”. It
A framework for boosting employee well-being (in tough times)
Sajel Bellon is a professor in human and behavioural sciences, a psychotherapist, and the Founder of Mind Armour™ & SOS Psychotherapy. She is also my professional colleague, and I am so pleased that she is guesting on the blog today
Dealing with workplace gossip – Dogs don’t bark at parked cars
An unusual Bahamian saying offers a perspective on how to deal with gossip and back-biting — a useful workplace lessons for all.
How to communicate sensitive messages
Sometimes you will have to make decisions that will not be liked by your staff; it’s one of the responsibilities of leadership. While you can’t avoid making unpopular decisions, there are things that you can do to help your team