Notes From The Field
Photo: My Own Sweet Thyme Gingerbread Load
My grandmother Geraldine Helen Crate taught me an enormous amount about gathering people together in ways that fed their bellies and their souls. She spen...
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I often conduct an exercise during conflict transformation training where I have people rate their comfort level with intense emotions.
As soon as we start ta...
Want a group of leaders to get uncomfortable?
Sit them in a circle and start talking to them about authenticity and vulnerability.Â
No one wants to bare their soul in a work setting.
Everyone is ...
I found this hat in a box in my office when I was packing for a recent move. We had them made for a project years ago, and seeing it again with "Let's talk" on it made me laugh out loud. The hat got...
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It is the height of a broiling, baking summer in the northern hemisphere, and streets are melting, wildfires are sparking and hurricanes are threatening.
It is al...
If you've worked with me, you've probably been frustrated or disappointed when you've asked me for a top 10 list or the easiest, quickest things you can implement to transform conflict, and I've sai...
How do I work with "difficult people" and "challenging groups" is a question I get asked often. It often reflects a fear of what could go wrong, and an underlying assumption that the difficulty o...
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Every leader wants a peak organization where you can measure performance and results, and employees are innovative, committed and accomplished - but most haven'...
I have long taught people that in a world where we can focus on facts or feelings in our conversations with others, we should address and de-escalate feelings FIRST, before we talk about facts. This h...
2025 feels like a page has been turned.
2024 was challenging in so many ways, and when I look back, I can feel the heaviness, the hard work and even the despair of it all. Working in conflict and hig...
“What is your relationship to joy?” That question was voiced a few years ago by a colleague as we were talking about work with high emotion. In my work, I’ve got a friendly relationship with some of t...
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