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	<title>The Conflict Transformer</title>
	
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		<title>“Negative” Does Not Equal Reality!</title>
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		<category><![CDATA[appreciative approach to people skills]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was working with a client  group of about a dozen members of a senior management team.  The chief executive wanted the team to explore interpersonal issues from an appreciative perspective. In other words, he wanted them to focus on what was already working so they could build on it.  So, instead of talking about what [...]


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		<title>Managers, Leaders &amp; Professionals</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:32:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having strong “people” skills is more important the higher up the ladder you go.  This crucial skill — whether you call it “emotional intelligence” or “interpersonal competence” — is required for all kinds of leaders today.
There is a saying that many top executives hired for the technical and business expertise fail due to their lack [...]


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		<title>Inner Conflict: Trapped in My Own Freedom Prison.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:12:45 +0000</pubDate>
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The first memory I have of rebelling was as a 7-year old Baby Boomer girl. My mother’s new boyfriend, who was about to become my stepfather, was attempting to bond with me in our flat on the South Side of Chicago.
I showed him the picture I had just colored and his response was to help [...]


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		<title>Workplace War is Stressful</title>
		<link>http://www.conflicttransformer.com/blog/2009/06/18/workplace-war-is-stressful/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:04:44 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Emotional Intelligence at Work]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is said that a large percentage of heart attacks happen on Monday mornings.  I wouldn&#8217;t be surprised. In my many years of coaching and consulting in organizations, I often hear people speak of their work experience as if they are in a war-zone.
A war-like mentality causes people to struggle against those they should be [...]


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		<title>Is Anger a Lemon?</title>
		<link>http://www.conflicttransformer.com/blog/2009/06/14/105/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 17:30:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edree</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Emotional Intelligence at Work]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In any specific situation, an angry response is a product of a person&#8217;s current interpretations and feelings. Also, a tendency to interpret negatively and react with anger becomes a habit over time.  In addition to having the skills and tools  of anger management&#8211;the &#8220;I&#8221; messages, expressing feelings, needs and requests, etc., there are two other [...]


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