by David Stanislaw | Apr 2, 2018 | Blog, Workplace Conflict
This interesting article cites the experiences of employees working in a toxic culture. It details their specific situations and their efforts to bring about change. There are some interesting ideas worth looking at. Nearly two-thirds (62.5%) of respondents to this...
by David Stanislaw | Feb 22, 2018 | Blog
Along with a colleague, I spoke to group of business owners recently on the topic of succession planning. Following the question-and-answer period, a man in his late 30s or early 40s sought me out with questions about some aspects of my work. He had graduated college...
by David Stanislaw | Nov 7, 2017 | Blog
In today’s world, we often use text and e-mail to communicate electronically. It’s a quick and easy way to get your message across. So, if it’s quick and easy, what’s the problem? Well, often the actual message isn’t communicated, it gets misunderstood. Emotion,...
by David Stanislaw | Nov 2, 2017 | Blog, Workplace Conflict
Before there was conflict resolution, there was conflict… Conflict is best understood not by what generates it nor in how it is manifested, but rather through a better understanding of life itself. Why? Because conflict is ubiquitous. While we usually think of...
by David Stanislaw | Sep 27, 2017 | Blog, Workplace Conflict
Often when I first go into a workplace, I find many employees appearing to live comfortably in a work environment that is filled with toxic conflict. I have seen partners belittling each other, siblings bringing disagreements from their childhood into the hallways at...
by David Stanislaw | Jul 28, 2017 | Blog
When I started growing my consulting practice seven years ago (Stanislaw Consulting), I wanted to leave a legacy. I still do, but I’ve learned a lot about what that legacy can be. My original thought was that I would build a sustainable practice that would outlast me,...
by David Stanislaw | Dec 2, 2016 | Blog
Emotional Intelligence defined: The ability to know one’s emotional state, manage it, read the emotion in others, and use this information to guide one’s thinking and actions. The author of the article reference below is an international authority in personality...
by David Stanislaw | Mar 14, 2016 | Blog
Effective future leaders within organizations are sometimes hard to assess at first glance. This article by Rick Lash, the director of the Leadership and Talent practice at Hay Group, highlights our view of the ingredients of effective leadership. Effective future...
by David Stanislaw | Dec 10, 2015 | Blog
Instead of blind optimism and always looking on the bright side, is there value in negative thinking? Can negative thinking even produce happiness and/or a sense of well-being? Instead of blind optimism and always looking on the bright side, is there value in negative...
by David Stanislaw | Oct 23, 2015 | Blog
Did you know that most of us are progressively having fewer and fewer moments when we are not in the midst of a kind of sensory bombardment? You know, sounds coming at you from everywhere, spaces more and more filled with advertisements, posters, and news. Did you...
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