by Christi Barrett | Leadership
A coworker recently commented, “It’s true that women are less confident on the job than men.” As you might expect, I couldn’t just let that statement slide. “You don’t really think that’s true,” I said. With some...
by Christi Barrett | Leadership
That MBA degree is dandy, but the lessons learned can’t hold a candle to Mom’s (or Dad’s or Gram’s) wisdom. A recent poll of Humanergists resulted in these leadership lessons from our very first role models.I don’t care if...
by Christi Barrett | Communication, Mutual Understanding
So much of what we try to communicate with others is context – the interrelated facts, conditions and background that give our message its full meaning.Communicating context is tricky. Sometimes we share too much detail, and our main points get lost. At...
by Christi Barrett | Communication, Leadership
You’re having that nightmare again. You’re in third grade, about to go on stage to recite your poem, and you realize that you have no recollection of the words…and you’re in your underwear.Many people have similar anxieties whenever they have...
by Christi Barrett | Communication, Mutual Understanding
Today I’m going to be a sponge. When someone is communicating with me, I am going to soak in every nuance of the message.What do I sometimes (usually?!) do when I’m “listening?” Continue my internal dialogue, which sounds something like this:...
