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Conflict

Caregiver Support

Three ways to maintain your poise when you’ve run out of patience

Crisis brings out the worst in people. If you’re trying to solve someone’s problem, here are three ways to maintain your poise even when it seems like they’re working against you.

By Peter Dudley, 2 yearsMay 13, 2024 ago
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Caregiver Support

Write down your unwritten rules

When people bring their own unwritten rules into a partnership, they open up possibility for misinterpretation of intentions, which can lead to conflict.

By Peter Dudley, 3 yearsOctober 17, 2023 ago
Conflict

Freedom of choice does not mean freedom from consequence

We all have freedom of choice. Here are three ways you can take power over your decisions so you can be at peace with the consequences that will result.

By Peter Dudley, 3 yearsSeptember 26, 2023 ago
Caregiver Support

Avoid identity creep when making decisions by staying connected to your “why”

Identity creep happens in life’s gray areas, in the little conflicts when you have to choose between what’s right and what’s easy. Here are four guiding tips.

By Peter Dudley, 3 yearsAugust 22, 2023 ago
Conflict

What do a 7-year-old, a slice of cake, and a self-destructive project manager have to do with being a better leader?

A 7 year old’s moral relativism, a clash of cultures, and a self-destructive project manager show how a shift in perspective can help us be better leaders.

By Peter Dudley, 3 yearsJuly 18, 2023 ago
Communication

To think outside the box, they first must perceive the box

Expecting your team to think outside the box when they don’t even know there is a box will frustrate and baffle you. But there are things you can do to help.

By Peter Dudley, 3 yearsMay 17, 2023 ago
Conflict

Using self-awareness to erase fear of change—a brain-twisting approach to expand your perspective

Change is inevitable. Fear of change is not. Being aware of your tendencies and expanding your perspective can help you face and get through change.

By Peter Dudley, 3 yearsMay 1, 2023 ago
Communication

Intentionally seeking outrage can lead to personal imbalance

Get out of your own echo chamber to expand your perspective, but to avoid personal imbalance, don’t keep seeking out the trolls in their own.

By Peter Dudley, 4 yearsFebruary 15, 2023 ago
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Career

Improve your leaders to improve your organization

How one-on-one coaching can help improve your leaders, which will improve your organization in ways that no retreat, training, or reorganization can.

By Peter Dudley, 4 yearsJanuary 17, 2023 ago
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Caregiver Support

Loyalty to yourself isn’t as simple as it sounds

Are you most loyal to your past self, to your future self, or to a fictitious self created by other people? The answer should almost always be, “It depends.”

By Peter Dudley, 4 yearsDecember 20, 2022 ago

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