YOU AREN’T CRAZY, LAZY OR STUPID “I feel like a crazy person!” said Jack, my 45-year-old health professional…and communications client…on a rainy, Ohio, fall day. “My wife abruptly left me two weeks ago, and I need to know that I’m not a loon! I know not all counselors are created equal, and your reputation is […]
DR. PHIL – INSTIGATOR COMMUNICATOR? An HR person, learning the TALK2ME leadership communication system, had this to say about Dr. Phil, whom I admire a great deal… Dr. Phil is an Instigator. He is a terrible Empathizer. When he plays the Empathizer role, he appears very uncomfortable. If Dr. Phil knew he was an Instigator […]
Do you live with someone or work around a person who is short-tempered or irritable? Are you aware that a moody person drains the energy of positive people who are powerful communicators? The purpose of snide remarks – known as snarky comments – is to hurt you and catch you off guard by sarcastically twisting […]
In the past, I’ve written about severe communication clashes resulting in unexpected relationship crashes. “It came out of the blue. I didn’t see it coming!” is the lament of bad communication habits come home to roost. Frighteningly, many mistakes in communication are caused because we don’t have a “learner’s permit” to drive down the fast-moving […]
LEAVE YOUR PROBLEMS AT HOME? Leave your problems at home? As a communications psychologist, I would say, “Why not move past your communication problems at home and capitalize upon your communication challenges at work?” Sound too good to be true? Now don’t go betting your peace of mind or your 401K on it. Simply put: […]