Building a positive culture starts with being intentional. Here are some ways that you can influence and improve your work culture.
Employee engagement, improve workplace culture, leading with intention, positive work culture, team building, work communication
If daily conversations aren’t handled well, small disagreements can escalate into full arguments. Improve how you deal with conflict with these tips.
Betty Lochner, conflict skills, effective communication, how to handle conflict well
When things are not going the way you want, do you keep repeating the same response or behavior but hope for, or expect, something different to happen? This is called a communication stuck state cycle: repeating the same communication cycle over and over.
Betty Lochner, building habits, communcication skills, communication tips, dealing with conflict, how to improve communication
Where did the time go? This month, we're celebrating our 40th wedding anniversary and reflecting on some of the communication lessons we have learned.
communication in marriage, effective communication, interpersonal communication, Relationships
One of my key tips that I share is about shoveling your piles before they become larger ones. It's all about starting small, and dealing with issues as they arise rather than letting them turn in to a much bigger problem.
business communication, clear communication, Communication Tip, effective communication, having a difficult conversation, How to improve relationships
I miss my dad, but he lives on in some of the communication lessons I learned from how he lived his life. Here are my top three.
Appreciation, authentic Communication, Betty Lochner, communication tips, lessons from dad, using humor in communciation
Do you work or live with a difficult person? Want to know how to handle them better?
communication skills in conflict, conflict strategies, dealing with hotheads
This week my grandson, Azi, turns two. I liken this toddler stage to being led around by a short dictator. He pretty much calls the shots. And, I'm usually okay with that.
Here's what we've discovered this year.
Graduations are times where one journey ends and another begins. It’s a time when we celebrate and congratulate students on their success and wish them the best for their future. And the most special gift you can give is one that helps prepare a promising graduate with a successful future.
appreciating graduates, Betty Lochner, career coaching, graduation gifts, Relationships
Over the years, as I've coached people through their issues and development, I've learned that one of the best ways to move forward is to have others with similar interests and issues talk through them together. I coined the name Solve Session because it's not really a coaching session, it's more of an opportunity to solve a real life problem you are having.
Betty Lochner, career coaching, communication problems, human resource issues, online coaching, solve session
