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Mindsharing
Shared expertise leads to quality decisions: that's the premise of Connecting Decision-Making. It's a fast and convenient way to work with experts on a strong proposal...
Momentum and tempo
Leading has something of conducting an orchestra. Directing a group of musicians has a lot in common with keeping a team on track. As a conductor, you had better communicate clearly...
Never waste a good crisis
One metre apart in the shop, colleagues working from home, politicians more united than they've been in months. With the kids at home, it inspires creative ways to...
Nonviolent Communication in written form
Written language is communication. Here too, you can choose the quality of Nonviolent Communication. In practice, however, we often see that written language becomes a source of irritation, misunderstanding and sometimes even conflict.
Paying Attention to Feelings Helps
Do you sometimes think you'd be better off without feelings? Without the sharp grief when someone important leaves your life, without the fear of losing yo...
Peace requires preparation
Less than 2 days after the attacks in Brussels, the media are full of references to war: heightened vigilance, arrests and a discourse about defeating evil.
Performance reviews
Performance reviews... The word alone gives many people the jitters. Over the past twenty years, we've seen countless experiments in government and business trying to improve work quality through performance reviews.
Politicians: please stop!
I am truly worried!
Quick and wise decisions (part 2)
In the first part of 'Quick and wise decisions' you can read how Connecting Communication lets you harness the collective intelligence of a group to make strong decisions. In this part we explain how...
Resolving Conflicts
One person wants it this way, the other wants it that way. That can be a richness, as long as we don't cling to one particular solution when problems arise....
Secondary feelings
In Connecting Communication (CC), we distinguish between primary and secondary feelings. Primary feelings arise when certain needs are met or not. Secondary feelings accompany negative judgemental thinking about others.
Setting priorities: how to turn your life into a fascinating adventure
Do you know those moments when life suddenly falls into place: after some digging and searching you send off your proposal and a relieved colleague replies 'Than...