Share your stuff. Be kind. Smile. Be curious. Ask questions. Look both ways. Clean up your mess. Take turns. Play fair. Listen. I learned these rules in kindergarten, AND I still follow them today. I am sure you can think of more. Choose a few, implement, repeat, and turn them into renewed habits. Kindergarten Rules Rule!

“We will not resolve this.” “We can’t get unstuck.” “There will never be an agreement.” I hear that from clients, A LOT! My response is….not yet! When there is an obstacle, is that really the end of the road? You don’t want it to be, do you? If you reframe it as a bump to climb over or to go around, then the challenge is not the end of the road. It becomes ‘not yet’ AND ‘when’, instead of 'never.' The next time you are feeling stuck, remember that you are not unstuck….yet!

Curiosity. It is when your mind is open. It is when you are without judgement. It is when you want to learn more. Your curiosity will lead to better questions. Your curiosity will lead to better listening. Your curiosity will lead to more understanding. Your curiosity will lead to learning more about the person. When someone is talking, stop planning your response. When someone is talking, don’t figure out how to fix their problem. When someone is talking, don’t think about t

Business isn't always all business. Any business wouldn't be a business without the people working in it. Those people are humans and sometimes, they need compassion. Humans can't always leave all their personal issues at the door when they arrive at the office. They can't always hold their feelings until they walk back out through that office door. Their feelings, worries and personal lives come with them to the office. This happens when working at an office or working from

Your expectations impact satisfaction, so why do we avoid sharing them? An abundance of workplace conflict is based on the lack of communicating our expectations. How does this happen? We assume that our expectations are clear and apparent. Yet upon reflection, we become aware that we assume the expectations are understood even though we never stated them clearly…and sometimes not at all. Say what you expect. Say what you need. Ask the other person if clarification is needed.