Who's Teaching Who?
Thirty-nine years ago, when I first started martial arts, it was all about discipline. You subjugated your preferences and comforts in...
The Safety Training Weave
The standard approach for most conflict management/occupational violence management training programs is to deliver a series of...
Communication Standards Are Plummeting - Why?
It’s interesting to note the increased focus and attention that effective language skills has generated over recent years, all while...
We Are All Trained Communicators ... BUT ...
When you think of someone who is highly skilled at something you imagine that they did thousands and thousands of hours of practice. An...
Winning at Communication
Ever since Morton Deutsch introduced the idea of “Win-Win” conflict management in the mid 20th century, we have become enamored with the...
Thinking about Listening
We have heard for years and years that listening is the key. “Oh ... it’s the mainstay of communication and the very foundation of human...
Communication Lessons from the Martial Arts
In the martial art, Kenpo 5.0, we talk about 3 phases of learning, being the Ideal Phase, The What-If Phase and the Formulation...
Thinking about Listening
We have heard for years and years that listening is the key. “Oh ... it’s the mainstay of communication and the very foundation of human...
Are we giving communication training enough credence??
Think of the incredible variety in communication. When we speak we inform and advise, complain, question, challenge, guide and share. We...
Are we watering down our training?
Competency-based training was designed in the late 1980's as a way of improving the overall knowledge, skill and attitudes of the...
