Hard conversations are something most of us try to put off for as long as possible. Whether it’s talking to your boss about a ...

Charlie Munger, the business partner of Warren Buffett and vice chairman at Berkshire Hathaway, is famous for saying, "All I want to know is where I'm going to die, so I'll never go there." That ...

One of the biggest mistakes leaders make is avoiding team conflict. Yes, conflict may feel uncomfortable, but that tension is often a very natural if not necessary part of real progress and team ...

In a recent post, What is Avoidant Self-Attachment? I suggested that the concepts of attachment theory might apply to how you relate to yourself. If we learn specific patterns for relating to others, ...

A double bind is a predicament in which a person receives conflicting messages from a single source that allow no appropriate response to be made. Does conflict itself send conflicting messages? Is ...

This week alone I worked with three clients who were avoiding something important: a phone call to an angry client, a difficult discussion with an employee, and a deep-dive into financial reports.

I will be professional and interact with Julia only when I need to. I won’t go out of my way to include her, keep her up to date or interact with her unless I have to. I am not going to bring up the ...