An article in the recent issue of Psychology Today addresses how our eyes, gestures and tone put us in synch with each other in ways that online platforms will never duplicate. Like all primates, we’re social creatures and regardless of how effective WebEx, Facetime, Skype, Zoom and the others are ...
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I suspect you know someone who doesn’t buy into the COVID-19 issue as that big of a deal or they actually believe that it’s some kind of manufactured hoax. You’ll hear statements like, It’s just like the flu, in fact the flu’s killed more people so far ...
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As the novelty of camping at home slowly evolves into growing agitation and anxiety, we’re all going to have to learn how to better deal with it. Some thoughts. Read More …...
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As the following story says, just when we most need to connect to people on an interpersonal basis, that’s the last thing we can safely do. Here are some ideas about staying humanly connected while still staying as safe as possible. Read More …...
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The inconsistent government response and multiple talking heads haven’t done a great job to help any of us find comfort in the facts, issues and risks of COVID-19. Edelman’s special trust barometer lays out what’s worked, what hasn’t and what to do from here. Read More …...
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Much of the communication around this pandemic has been less than stellar and in some cases it’s been appalling. At any rate, communicating hard, emotionally infested and complex information like what to know and do in the face of a pandemic requires some skill. Here are twelve points worth considering ...
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If you’re fortunate enough to still be employed at this moment, count your blessings; you and I are better off than a lot of people. But you’re undoubtedly connected to work by phone and computer and probably through one of the several video conferencing platforms like WebEx, Facetime, Skype or ...
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I struggled with how to start this newsletter but I’ve been thinking about Allen Saunders’ quote (often attributed to John Lennon): “Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.” Prescient, considering Lennon’s murder and appropriate now with COVID-19, our new Pearl Harbor or 911. I guess ...
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As people rely more and more on email, text, social and all other impersonal ways to connect to others, we know we’re losing something in translation. If you’re wondering what this means to you, consider the research from Western University that says face to face requests are 34 times more ...
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A lot of people hate conflict; they avoid it, ignore it, pretend it doesn’t exist and kick the can down the street hoping somebody else will deal with it some other time. Other people attack and bulldoze forward and still some others just roll over to it. None ...
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