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Archive for category: Relationships
Let’s Face It, We Need Human Connections
Karen Colligan, Communication, community, Leadership, Relationships, communication, leadership, people, 0Earlier this year I wrote a blog about the importance of human connections and how, sadly, we had gotten...
Team Derailed? Here’s How to Get Them Back on Track
Karen Colligan, Leadership, learning and development, Relationships, Teams, leadership, people, team, 0Whether you are leading a small work team or a large organization, there are bound to be some team-related...
Just Saying “Sorry” Doesn’t Cut It
Karen Colligan, conflict resolution, Kindness, Learning, Life, Relationships, Emotional Intelligence, people, 0In the wake of the #MeToo movement, we’ve heard multiple “I’m sorry” statements from public figures who have been...
Start the Conversation and Unleash the Possibilities
Karen Colligan, Communication, conflict resolution, Relationships, communication, diversity, people, 0George Bernard Shaw once said, “The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion it has taken place.” Most...
Igniting a Campaign for Civility
Karen Colligan, Communication, Gratitude, Kindness, Life, Relationships, communication, Emotional Intelligence, life, 0Is it just me, or have you also noticed that people seem to be increasingly cranky, rude and self-absorbed...
Don’t Avoid that Difficult Conversation
Karen Colligan, Communication, conflict resolution, Life, Relationships, communication, people, 0If you’ve got a difficult conversation brewing and you keep putting it off, you are not alone. According to...
What Are You Doing This Summer?
Karen Colligan, Health, Relationships, Stress, Work-life balance, employee satisfaction, health, life, 0Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start of summer and, for many of us, the signal to start thinking...
Feeding the Right Wolf – The Power of Positivity
Karen Colligan, Gratitude, Health, Kindness, Relationships, success, people, positive thinking, 0Unless you’ve had your head buried in the sand for the past nine months or so (and who would...
Just Saying “Sorry” Doesn’t Cut It
Karen Colligan, Communication, Kindness, Relationships, communication, people, 0Remember when you were a kid and you had a fight with one of your siblings, and then Mom...
What I’ve Learned by Listening to My Clients
Karen Colligan, Communication, Relationships, success, communication, leadership, people, 3This year I will celebrate PeopleThink’s 16th year in business. I like to think we’ve beat the odds, considering...