Tenured folks fear offending a perceived, more sensitive, younger generation. And the younger generation fears that a lack of experience renders their perspective invalid and unimportant to those with more years under their belt.
What is your response when you think about a conversation or situation and anticipate conflict? Do you dive in and tackle it head-on? Do you avoid it, hoping it resolves itself or just simply goes away? In our personal and professional lives, we all have to deal with some level of conflict. Conflict doesn’t mean coming to physical blows with someone or acts of violence; it is also the act of withholding information, denying someone access, or simply ignoring someone or something.
It seems that women delegate less due to society’s expectations of us, our own beliefs around delegation, and our lived experience when it comes to delegating that reinforces our beliefs. Although women tend to struggle with the delegation the most, it is a common struggle that many of my clients experience, male or female.
How Self-Aware are you? In a series of surveys, Tasha Eurich, found that 95% of people think they’re self-aware, but
“OK, I’m ready to tackle this conversation, how do I do it in a way that demonstrates empathy and holds the boundary on behavior we expect?” Great question, right? Keep reading to find out the key steps to adding empathy into any difficult conversations.
I have a weeping birch tree with long flowing branches, delicate lacy leaves and paper thin bark outside my bedroom window. The
The expectations we have of ourselves and of those around are often unconsciously set and usually in the realm of “perfection”. This post looks at challenging our learnings from childhood and ingrained behaviours to re-set expectations we place on ourselves and those who support us, in an effort to get more done while letting go of perfection.
I live, work and play in the Treaty 7 region in Southern Alberta, which includes the Blackfoot Confederacy (comprising the Siksika, Piikani, and Kainai First Nations), as well as the Tsuut’ina First Nation, and the Stoney Nakoda (including the Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Wesley First Nations).
The City of Calgary is home to Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 3.
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