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Mediation and Getting Things Done

  Filed in Creativity, Leadership & Management, Conflict Management and Productivity. Tagged with keywords , , , , , .

A Middle Eastern man died, leaving 17 camels to his three sons. The first son was to receive half the camels, the second son was to receive one third, and the third son was to receive one ninth. They were unable to figure out how to divide the live camels fairly.
Eventually, they consulted […]

Posted on Jan 3rd 07 by Tammy Lenski.

Tammy helps people talk out their differences and build stronger work and home relationships in the process. She does this as a coach, mediator and trainer and works with people worldwide. http://www.lenski.com

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When Difficult Conversations Are Like Shoe Sales

  Filed in Relationships, Leadership & Management, Conflict Management and Psychology. Tagged with keywords , , , , , , , .

Two shoe salespeople were assigned new territory in a remote country. In a few days, their employer received telegrams from each.
The first one read: “Get me out of here—no one here wears shoes.”
The other read: “Send more inventory—no one here owns shoes!”
This is an old tale often re-told in the context of marketing. It’s […]

Posted on Dec 21st 06 by Tammy Lenski.

Tammy helps people talk out their differences and build stronger work and home relationships in the process. She does this as a coach, mediator and trainer and works with people worldwide. http://www.lenski.com

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Three Conflict Hacks for a Less Difficult Conversation

  Filed in Relationships, Leadership & Management, Conflict Management, How To's & Tutorials and Productivity. Tagged with keywords , , , .

The first time I heard the term life hack I thought it sounded like a violent act of some kind. If you’re new to the idea of hacks, they’re just quick or clever solutions for greater productivity in dealing with complex problems.
Today inaugurates my first set of conflict hacks for Coachamatic, to which I’ll […]

Posted on Dec 8th 06 by Tammy Lenski.

Tammy helps people talk out their differences and build stronger work and home relationships in the process. She does this as a coach, mediator and trainer and works with people worldwide. http://www.lenski.com

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For Strong Client Relationships, Beware the Distancing Spiral

  Filed in Relationships, Life Coaching, Attraction, Leadership & Management, Coach Training and Conflict Management. Tagged with keywords , , , , .

“Beware the distancing spiral.” I just came across this note in one of my notebooks from a decade ago and never has a truer thing been said. The note was scribbled in the margin, clearly quoting one of my conflict management professors.
Finding the note made me smile because I just said the same thing […]

Posted on Nov 20th 06 by Tammy Lenski.

Tammy helps people talk out their differences and build stronger work and home relationships in the process. She does this as a coach, mediator and trainer and works with people worldwide. http://www.lenski.com

Other posts on Coachamatic by Tammy Lenski.

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