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"Without aggression, it becomes possible to think well, to be curious about differences, and to enjoy each other's company."
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"Confrontation affords you the opportunity to hear the other side of the story."
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"When you talk, use words that inspire you and others."
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Personal Development
"To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience ultimately one must have one's experiences in common."
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"Wouldn't it be wonderful to be a natural communicator and know exactly what, when, why, and how to speak so that your message is conveyed and received as you intend?"
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"Active listening is key to all healthy and effective communication, however, it doesn't necessarily come easily."
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"The longer a person's twitter @username is, the harder it is to argue with them - on twitter."
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"The big, bad unknown is only that until it is known. Then you look back and wonder what all the fuss and worry was about."
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"Choose your audience wisely, for its not your performance that varies but their response is what matters!"
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"The length of this document defends it well against the risk of its being read."
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"The only man meant to be in your life is a man that knows your worth."
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"Whatever life we have experienced, if we can tell our story to someone who listens, we find it easier to deal with our circumstances."
Life
"I'm sad to report that in the past few years, ever since uncertainty became our insistent 21st century companion, leadership has taken a great leap backwards to the familiar territory of command and control."
Leadership
"Listening is such a simple act. It requires us to be present, and that takes practice, but we don't have to do anything else. We don't have to advise, or coach, or sound wise. We just have to be willing to sit there and listen."
Act
"Without reflection, we go blindly on our way, creating more unintended consequences, and failing to achieve anything useful."
Consequence
"Circles create soothing space, where even reticent people can realize that their voice is welcome."
People
"For eons, humans have struggled to find less destructive ways of living together."
Living
"We experience problem-solving sessions as war zones, we view competing ideas as enemies, and we use problems as weapons to blame and defeat opposition forces. No wonder we can't come up with real lasting solutions!"
Experience
"Hopelessness has surprised me with patience."
Patience
"For me, this is a familiar image - people in the organization ready and willing to do good work, wanting to contribute their ideas, ready to take responsibility, and leaders holding them back, insisting that they wait for decisions or instructions."
Work
"Aggression only moves in one direction - it creates more aggression."
Conflict
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