by Deborah Ward | 9 Mar 2024 | Communication, Emotional intelligence, Interpersonal relations, Mindset, Personal and Professional Leadership, Taking responsibilities, The challenges of being human
In light of a series of events in my personal life, my parents’ failing health, and a conversation with a client who literally talked and walked herself out of a promotion although it was not her intent, I realized that life is a series of attempts to get things...
by Deborah Ward | 9 Mar 2024 | Culture, Fears and failures, Interpersonal relations, Personal and Professional Leadership, The challenges of being human, Trust
How long does it take to fully trust someone? In the Coaching work that I do, it takes minutes. There is in that sacred space between two nervous systems a respect that knows no judgment, that is bound by confidentiality and that sees and hears the other fully in all...
by Deborah Ward | 9 Mar 2024 | Emotional intelligence, Personal and Professional Leadership, The challenges of being human
“Stripped of physical imprisonment and violent reaction, anger points toward the purest form of compassion, the internal living flame of anger always illuminates what we belong to, what we wish to protect and what we are willing to hazard ourselves for.” –...
