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Episode 368
Three brief episodes from me. It’s just a coincidence that they published three in a row in the summer.
First, Episode 345, published on July 30, 2025…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
When you are caught off guard
Episode 367
My most recent guests, Alice Driscoll and Louise van Haarst, talked with me about their book, Smart Conflict: How to have hard conversations at work.…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
When you are prepared to respond
Episode 366
My most recent guests, Alice Driscoll and Louise van Haarst, talked with me about their book, Smart Conflict: How to have hard conversations at work.…
5 months ago
Alice Driscoll and Louise van Haarst on Smart Conflict, Part 2
Episode 365
Alice Driscoll and Louise van Harrst join me today. We talk about their book, Smart Conflict: How to have hard conversations at work. Our conversatio…
5 months, 1 week ago
Alice Driscoll and Louise van Haarst on Smart Conflict, Part 1
Episode 364
Alice Driscoll and Louise van Harrst join me today. We talk about their book, Smart Conflict: How to have hard conversations at work. Our conversatio…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
VUCA becomes VUCAA, courtesy of Peter Schein
Episode 363
Way back in March 2020, I published two episodes about VUCA. VUCA V - U -C- A is an acronym describing a concept that was developed by the U. S. Army…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Humility and Humble Inquiry: not quite the same
Episode 362
My most recent guest, Peter Schein, talked with me about his book, Humble Inquiry: The Gentle Art of Asking Instead of Telling. Peter makes a distinc…
6 months ago
Peter Schein on Humble Inquiry
Episode 361
Peter Schein joins the show to talk about his book, the third edition of Humble Inquiry: The Gentle Art of Asking Instead of Telling. Peter had prev…
6 months, 1 week ago
Holding off
Episode 360
“Holding off” may seem to be the opposite of jumping in, but there are some other angles.
Holding off has a flavor of deliberate choice. I am thinking…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Jumping in
Episode 359
In the context of preventing and resolving bad conflict, “jumping in” will typically be a bad idea.
Why? Because it is fast. That’s the whole point. L…
6 months, 3 weeks ago