Leading Toward Healthy Group Dynamics (Part 1 of 3)
June 17, 2014
From “Us & Them” to “We”: Leading Toward Healthy Group Dynamics By David Dyck A) The Challenge Identified: Conflict among team members is inevitable in any group setting. Put people together long enough and there will eventually be friction of some kind. In fact, if work grou…
Out of the mouths of great leaders
March 19, 2014
Nine things great leaders say every day according to Bill Murray Jr. 1. This is the situation 2. Here’s the plan. 3. What do you need? 4. Tell me more. 5. Remember your values. 6. I trust you. 7. You can count on me. 8. We can do better. 9. Let’s celebrate!
Drew Dudley on “everyday” leadership
March 10, 2014
…We’ve made leadership about changing the world, and there is no world. There’s only six billion understandings of it, and if you change one person’s understanding of it, one person’s understanding of what they’re capable of, one person’s understanding of how much people care a…
On emotional agility
February 24, 2014
Effective leaders don’t buy into or try to suppress their inner emotional experiences. Instead they approach them in a mindful, values-driven, and productive way—developing what we call emotional agility. In our complex, fast-changing knowledge economy, this ability to manage one…
What to do about conflict in sport?
February 21, 2014
Conflict in amateur sports is on everyone’s minds these days. New stories and video clips of escalating tensions between hockey parents, coaches and refs are popping up every few days. Conversations about Saturday’s on-ice conflict at the Southdale arena speculate: Who is at fa…
Kalyn Falk’s Book Launch
January 16, 2014
We are proud to promote Kalyn Falk’s new book: Kalyn Falk (married to FS Partner David Falk) throws open the doors into the world they share with their autistic son, Noah. While she is frank about experiencing the darkness of grief and worry, her story is remarkable for ex…
Preparing for that difficult conversation
December 30, 2013
In this short video, British mediator Aled Davis helps us assess whether that difficult conversation is worth having or whether we should “let sleeping dogs lie”. He suggests three screens to think about when trying to decide if we should let it go or courageously risk that diffi…
Resolving a disagreement
December 17, 2013
Understanding your disagreement, i.e. what the disagreement is really about, is just the first step to resolution. Diagnosing your disagreement is about uncovering what is really important to you regarding the issue in contention. Once you can articulate your underlying needs, f…
Diagnosing a disagreement
December 16, 2013
What is surface disagreement, jagged peaks of icebergs facing off with each other, beneath may be joined when we have eyes to see. -Tilden Edwards One of the keys to conflict resolution, especially in complex disagreements, is the identification of the interests of each p…
8 keys to inspirational leadership
December 15, 2013
Exceptional leaders connect with others. Meghan Biro, regular contributor to Forbes magazine, says that the “ability to reach people in a way that transcends the intellectual and rational is the mark of a great leader”. In this short article, she suggests 8 characteristics that a…