by Christi Barrett | Learning
Humanergists recently did a “live 360” at a team meeting. Basically, we met for 2-minute one-on-one sessions to give each other feedback about our strengths and opportunities. For teams with high trust and good relationships, this process works well when...
by David Wheatley | Emotional Intelligence
While we’re not big on people categorization, sometimes great questions do emerge from these distinctions. I find that you can categorize people as inward-journey and outward-journey focused. Inward-journey people seek to understand themselves and others and...
by Christi Barrett | Change, Coaching, Leadership
There are mentors, and then there are people who step up in a more intentional way to make a profound, lasting impact on our lives. Lou is one of those people for me. I was a 22-year old graduate student working full-time in student services. I was green (not in an...
by Christi Barrett | Leadership
Pat has a problem that she does not acknowledge. Everyone else can see it, but not Pat. In fact, when asked about this issue, she replies that it is part of the job and not impacting her leadership effectiveness. Pat’s problem is stress. More and more, extreme...
by Christi Barrett | Conflict, Emotional Intelligence
A wise woman said to me recently, “My goal is to spend more time with Sue Smith (not her real name). She really drives me nuts.” I was surprised, to say the least, as my friend is not one to suffer fools gladly. Noting my astonished reaction, she said,...
