Recently, I, Susan, have been coaching Molly, a marketing executive in the hospitality business. Molly is responsible for marketing,...

In case you haven't heard, our book is out: The Beauty of Conflict: Harnessing the Competitive Advantage of Your Team,. In it, we reveal...

Slow Down to Get There Fast Have you ever completed a big project and thought, Yes! I did it! You were thrilled to be done, yet you...

“Why is it so hard to change my reaction in conflict?” That’s such a great question, and one a coaching client, Mary, asked at the start...

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When you are given a position over people, when you’re a manager, a director, a leader inside your company, your world changes. You may...

I’m looking at our current expenses and the work we have on the books for the next few months and, frankly, when I do the math, it just...

Yes, that’s right Return on Failure. We know it’s much more popular to talk about your Return on Investment, but we think the real...

I am a big believer in giving and receiving feedback. If you’ve followed us here at thrive!, you’ve heard us talk about the importance of...

Conflict is a hard sell. No one wants conflict, not even us. Unaddressed conflict fractures your team, especially if you as the leader...

Subject: Play The Game Well Together I enjoy ending one year by reflecting on what worked and what didn’t both personally and...

Friends: They are so precious to us. What happens when you get what your friend wants, but can’t have, or vice versa? It was March 1988....

Have you ever started a project like learning a new software system and found yourself hours later still not quite skilled at using the...

To succeed in the marketplace companies must embrace a competitive strategy. To help leadership teams discover what this is for their...

With the Presidential election being such a hot topic right now, no matter which side you’re on, we decided to write an article about how...

I coach bright, competent, accomplished women who are weenies when it comes to dealing with conflict in their key relationships, both at...

I am paraphrasing Abraham from Ester and Jerry Hicks’ You Tube video called, The Stream. We are born into this Universe with its raw...

Politics! Talk about a subject that is sure to bring on conflict!! As the 2016 Presidential Campaign moves into the final push, we will...

There's lots of resource material out there about the importance of boundaries in relationships with couples, families and other...

I am a member board for a non-profit educational professional development center. Recently the Center was dealing with a student who was...