Are You Coaching Team Content Or Team Relationship?
Everyone knows that context shapes behavior — especially in teams. Communication is a perfect example: one person’s influencing style doesn’t just affect their own results; it sends ripples through the whole group. Sometimes those ripples accelerate progress; other times they stall it. What works brilliantly in one context can backfire in another. That’s why the […]
How We’re Taught To Think In Silos
The other day, after all these years, I once more found myself sitting on some school benches. I was second in a row of four guest lecturers who had been invited to speak to the students and was enjoying the nice opportunity to hear what my colleagues were up to. As the day unfolded, two […]
Why Conflict Is Like Arguing Over An Orange
The other day, I recalled a story I heard as a student. On the surface, it’s a story about conflict—a very specific conflict situation, actually—but it says a lot about how we choose to communicate. And, how conflict is often another sign of poor communication. The story is about two people arguing over an orange. […]