When people feel discomfort, they try to sooth it by turning to food, shopping, alcohol, drugs or any other distractions. The discomfort often originates from our fear that we’re not good enough or not in control. Most of the times, those feelings are exaggerated and unfounded. If we had a Read more…
In times of crisis, expect to deal with more emotions and more extreme emotions at work. While we all appreciate people who are optimistic, positive, resilient, and confident at work, how do we react to people who feel negative, critical, or pessimistic? Very likely they have good reasons to feel Read more…
It’s time to feel good again Taking the first steps when resolving conflict will help you to feel good again. We often don’t even know why we feel bad about something or someone. If you have some ‘unfinished’ business with someone keep on reading! How to stop ruminating and clearly Read more…
One of the major causes of disconnects between people at work, at home, and in relationships is our tendency to make an observation about their behaviour and instantly add an evaluation or judgement: “Joe did not do the dishes, he is lazy”. In some cases, we don’t even mention our Read more…
How do we effectively manage conflict and negative feelings at work? The Global Human Capital Report (2008) suggests that 75% struggle with conflict and people surveyed are spending on average over two hours per week on conflict at work. This time is directly impacting peoples’ wellbeing and productivity. Negative feelings Read more…