Last week, we introduced the scenario of an emotionally charged discussion on political rhetoric. Here were our three choices: Discuss my thoughts and opinions on the subject and get into most likely an ugly conversation/argument Agree with everything she said (placate her) and continue on in a conversation that grating on me Tell her that […]
Communication is key in all facets of life. The impact of emotional communication can be gravely detrimental to a person or company’s reputation. Emotional tends to destroy all logic and reason; when you communicate emotionally, you tend to communicate irrationally. Many examples have occurred during our presidential election last fall and the fall-out from it. […]
People avoid confrontation like the plague. Some would rather ignore and hope it goes away but this might be the absolutely worse approach possible. Case in point – I have been working on finding a coach to take over my son’s second grade basketball team. We met this nice young man through a camp Caleb […]