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Remember, if a dog was the teacher you would learn things like: – When your loved ones come home, always run to greet them. – Enjoy the experience of fresh air and the wind in your face. – Take naps. – Stretch before rising. – Run, romp, and play daily. – Thrive on attention and …
If you would prefer to watch a video of this blog, there is a link below. If you prefer to read, here is the text from the video. I get asked all the time “What is the Hot Button Workshop all about?”. It sounds like an easy question, and it is, but there is some …
As we were planning for 2022 we had a big idea. Our challenge was to ask ourselves how we can help make it easier for you to address a great problem of our times. What problem? The culture problem we are all living with. It exists in our society and in our shared workplaces. Symptoms …
Communication culture is more than perks, statements and policies. Words matter, all day, every day. Perhaps they don’t seem to matter on the surface, but think about it for a second. Words are an important part of the message, which leads to the thought, then the emotion, ultimately influencing your frame of mind as you …
As this holiday season of 2021 approaches I find myself pondering all that has gone on in recent years. Many people’s lives have been complicated and many people’s lives have been changed. It’s not always easy to have a wide perspective. We all get absorbed in our personal views and experiences. It’s not always easy …
Your number one game changing spark is your attitude. It has the power to change the future, for better or for worse, so choose your attitude wisely. Picture anyone who has achieved success. You can be sure that at some point they had to overcome something bad, which almost certainly required a good attitude. This …
It is what you need to turn your corporate culture statements into reality. How does that happen? It’s like a recipe. You need the right ingredients, mixed properly, to get the results you want. So what are the ingredients? When I say communication what do you think of? Is it your words? Is it your …
In this case we are talking about problems versus symptoms in terms of how people react with each other and their environments. That could be as individuals, in business, in family or within groups. It comes down to communication culture, meaning how messages are sent, received, perceived and responded to. From a social problem versus …
First, let’s define what hot buttons are. Hot buttons are triggered responses to something we have perceived. What do we mean by responses to something we have perceived? Perceptions, in a short workable definition, are a result of our beliefs and environmental conditioning. Our beliefs are formed over time, starting at a very young age, …
7 KEY THINGS TO FOCUS ON When we think about how to create an environment where better results are a natural outcome, what should we be thinking about? Should we be thinking about process and procedures? Should we be thinking about upgrading or better leveraging the tools we use? Should we be thinking about monitoring …
What is your domain? And how can you master it? Your domain is your circle of influence. And how you can master your domain is by managing the ways you interact with it. What do I mean by this? It begins with this. In theory, the tools and strategies used to master your domain are …
There are guaranteed to be significant costs absorbed by your organization when your people are stressed. One of the results of being stressed, or feeling underappreciated, is low engagement. Another is disruption, which occurs in many forms. These culture impacts have predictable and measurable costs. The question is how much cost. In the attached matrix …
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A common assumption is that stress is bad. In reality, stress is just nature’s way of getting our attention. It is part of our instinctive response to uncertainty or unwanted things in our environment. It may also be a reaction to being overwhelmed or over stimulated. And stress can be debilitating when not well managed. …
We recently received a comment on one of our blogs. While crafting our response to William we felt posting it as its own blog entry may be helpful to others. The original blog entry and Williams comment are below our response. Here is our response to William; Thank you for taking the time to comment …
Temper is a triggered reaction to something perceived. That’s the fundamental mechanics of temper. Notice I said something “perceived”. It doesn’t have to be, and very often is not, a real “trigger worthy” thing that sets us off. It could be a misunderstanding, or even just being in the wrong mood at the wrong time. …
How did we get here?Where did we come from? No matter how you slice it, we are here as a result of our ability to communicate. It is at the core of all human achievement. It is the most significant difference between us and every other living thing on the planet. Collecting and sharing learning, …
In this video James talks about the simple idea behind the Hot Button Workshop. We all have hot buttons, or triggers. They are natural responses to stress and conditioned responses to opposition. Responding under the influence of a triggered hot button does not get good results. You can easily learn techniques to manage your triggered …
It has been said many times that change is inevitable. What is not talked about so much is the reason why it is inevitable. Change happens in response to an appetite for change. We live in strange times. Pandemic, systemic problems, the politics of fear, media digging in to propaganda positions, reducing everything to sound …
Testimonials tell a uniquely sincere story. We can say all we want about the value of our workshop, but hearing from some of those who have experienced it firsthand is better. In this short video James explains why he developed our workshop and invites you to see some testimonials for yourself. Link to youtube …
Yes, we can all agree that we deserve better. But what is better? Are more toys better? Are bigger numbers better? Is having a title better? Or is dignity better? Is self control better? Is being able to recognize and manage our subconscious, instinctive and unhelpful conditioned responses better? Let’s say that ideally, having all …
