In his recent book First Serve Yourself, Vik Kapoor curates a variety of concepts and strategies to facilitate self-coaching. One of the strategies is Tim Ferriss’s “fear setting” process, which is based on the stoic philosophy “premeditation of fears”. This philosophy reflects on our fears and find ways to mitigate risk by exploring those fears from different angles. The process takes five to thirty minutes. Learn how!
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Covid. Finals Week. Annual Evaluations. Debt Collectors. Internet Down. Zoom Meetings. Honor Code Violation. Any particular feelings pop up when you read these phrases? Excited to read more of this post? If not, I completely understand. However, I promise I won’t use these phrases again. These words are triggers making many of us feel unsettled,
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@CUDenverOmbuds Lisa Neale gives timely insight on 4 steps you can take to successfully deliver feedback in a remote or virtual setting.
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“Buts” are everywhere… in our daily language. Rarely are they helpful. Read this article to take a good look at the buts in your speech.
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@Cudenverombuds Lisa Neale writes about dignity – how we can violate or stand up for other people’s dignity – and the benefits of standing up for others. #dignity
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I recently facilitated a team building meeting in person for the first time since March 2020. I have worked with groups by facilitating conflict, team building, engaging in change management, facilitating strategic planning and decision making… and on and on… for the past 10 years. I have built a familiarity and comfort working with groups
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@CUDenverOmbuds Melissa Connell shares a personal experience and the skills that can help any workplace in this #Ombuzz blog post. #professionalism #courtesy #collaboration
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It’s that season again, where confusion abounds, anxiety is high, and frustration is available to all! Nope, not talking about spring…it’s performance evaluation season (cue the applause and jubilation)! In a recent survey I conducted with a school on campus, here were some of the descriptors about performance evaluations: ‘waste of time,’ ‘doesn’t help me
My friend is a home contractor. Clients once called him and said, “We need you to fix our kitchen cabinets.” During the walk through, my friend identified that the cabinets aren’t the problem. The problem is underneath the floor. If they want to eliminate the issues going forward, they need to address that and the
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Many of us know the ‘active listening’ techniques of paraphrasing, asking curious questions, using our body language (e.g., eye contact, nodding, relaxed body posture, etc.) Though we might know what to do, it is amazing how often we don’t actually follow through on these behaviors day to day. Here are several benefits when you demonstrate
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