Communication

Angry Words Part 2: Bad Words

August 24, 2010

This is a follow up to my recent post on “Tips for Working With Teams: Angry Words.” You might want to read that first, but this will stand on its own.This week there was a little mild controversy in the sports world where famous football coach and outspoken follower of Christ Tony Dungy took a [...]

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Tips for Working With Teams: Angry Words

August 23, 2010

Earlier this summer I was having a conversation with someone who was wanting some tips for coaching ministry teams and in particular in contexts where there might be some stress and pressure. One of the things that I pay attention to when I’m coaching or mediating or facilitating communication on a team is the words [...]

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Small Groups That Make Sense

August 21, 2010

I loved this because of my introvert persuasion, but also because I feel like I’ve been a part of the “how big should small groups or discussion groups be?” discussion at least 50 times in my life.

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The Ethics of Empathy – Pt. 2 (Guest Post)

August 20, 2010

I’m hijacking a comment to yesterday’s post on the dynamics of how the U.S. delegation should enter into the victim’s sufferings in Hiroshima on the 65th anniversary of the nuclear attacks. My good friend Nolan Sharp, who is ministering currently in Zagreb, Croatia to young professionals and business folks, left this as a comment – [...]

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Ethics of Empathy – After the Fact

August 19, 2010

I read this article a week ago or so and it’s been coming to mind pretty much every day. It covers basically a U.S. delegation to Hiroshima on the 65th anniversary of the attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.It’s a fascinating dynamic, but it illustrates on a very large and deep scale a fairly frequent dynamic. [...]

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MISdirect Communication

August 17, 2010

You all know DIRECT Communication when you experience it.You’re aware INDIRECT Communication exists, whether you were trained to be aware of it or not.I’m adding MISDIRECT Communication to the lexicon.Direct communication is pretty clear though it can be abrasive or even offensive. Indirect communication is only clear to those playing by the same rule book, [...]

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For Valentine’s Day

February 14, 2008

Here are a few quotes that I liked from one of my past professors (and personal favorite), Dr. John Hannah of DTS. I thought this was a good way to honor Valentine’s Day “You must learn what love is from your wife’s perspective.””Wives want above all a communicative husband. Silence is not golden; it is [...]

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