Your employees want you, as leader, to become more emotionally intelligent. You, on the other hand, think your skill building priorities should focus on technology and finance. Such was the disconnect, between employees and C-Suite executives, as this chart shows from a recent survey of 4,000 professionals, by The Economist. Building emotional intelligence In his […]
Becoming a conflict competent leader helps build your emotional intelligence
May 4, 2016 by · Leave a Comment
Restorative Justice: The people are more than ready for it
April 26, 2016 by · 2 Comments
I attended my local Restorative Justice society’s AGM last weekend. It was a full house. My sense is that in my location, and Canada for that matter, the people are more than ready, in a very receptive mood, to an expansion of restorative justice. Restorative Justice Victoria (RJ Victoria) is a small nonprofit organization – staffed by three […]
Superheros in Cross-Cultural Conflict Management
February 15, 2016 by · Leave a Comment
An icebreaker activity I often use in training workshops is ‘Superhero’. I learned this activity via Thiagi. Here’s how it goes… I divide participants into small subgroups of 3-4. I ask them to identify a superpower that would help them be more successful in the training topic. I give them a few minutes to share […]
Respectful Workplace and Construction Companies
March 31, 2015 by · 3 Comments
Employee: “What do you mean I can’t tell him to fuck off?” Boss: “No, you can’t. Our new Respectful Workplace Policy requires that people treat each other civilly and politely. Telling him to f-off won’t cut it anymore.” Established construction companies are in transition. Historically, the construction industry, especially worksite tradespeople and workers, more-or-less accepted […]
