Tips for How to Deal with Difficult People
Do you work or live with a difficult person? Want to know how to handle them better?
Do you work or live with a difficult person? Want to know how to handle them better?
Do you work or live with a difficult person? Want to know how to handle them better?
My Top Communication Tip: Shovel your Communication Piles
One of my top communication tips is about shoveling your piles while they are small. Dealing with communication issues right away is a communication skill that may seem obvious, but most of us don't naturally do it.
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Three Tips to Prevent Communication Conflicts
Conflict happens. Even with good intent, misunderstandings happen and we find ourselves in the middle of a communication conflict. Here's how to help prevent those conflicts from happening.
Betty Lochner, communication challenges, communication conflicts, communication tips, dealing with conflict, holiday communication skills, Relationships
How to Say Yes to Saying No
Why do we say yes, when we want to say no? Here are some tips and scripts to help you say no so you can have more time for what’s most important to you.
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Conflict Skills: How to Improve your Conversations
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
The Communication Stuck State Cycle
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
Communication and Marriage: Lessons Learned
Where did the time go? This month, we're celebrating our 41th wedding anniversary and reflecting on some of the communication lessons we have learned.
communication in marriage, effective communication, interpersonal communication, Relationships
6 Communication Steps for Dealing with a Hothead
Do you work or live with a difficult person? Want to know how to handle them better?
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Breaking Communication Cycles: How to Reset a Conversation
We’ve all been there. Frustrated because we can’t seem to get our point across. After taking a moment’s pause to see if you can understand why the situation is happening, then you can start over. Learn how to hit the conversation reset button when your communication isn't going well.
Betty Lochner, breaking communication cycles, building relationships, conversation reset, effective communciation
Breaking Communication Cycles: How to Match and Pace
The days of "treat someone like you’d like to be treated" are gone. The new era of communication and showing respect for others is to match and pace. It's about how to consider and assess the way another person communicates. Then discuss items on their level.
business communication, Communication skills, effective communication, human resources, improving relationships, matching communication styles
