One of the amazing things about travel, and more than travel, living in another part of the world is that things are different. It’s what makes cultural adjustment difficult. But it’s also…
Tag: Ministry
Re-Entry: Sarcasm
One of the re-entry journeys that I did not expect was how difficult it was for our family to get re-acquainted with sarcasm after most of the last decade in Asia. For…
Re-Entry: Framings and Metaphors
Our family just got back from a 1-night overnighter. We have wanted to get away for a family touchpoint and when the temperature reached 110 degrees, well – as good as a…
The 4-Cell Model of Negotiation
For access to the research summaries and dissertation let me know. Before introducing aspects of the theory that emerged in my research and analysis on unequal negotiation and flourishing outcomes, it’s important…
Foundations: What is Negotiation?
This is the first of what I hope to be many smaller and more accessible posts that unpack a lot of the insights that emerged in the dissertation research I did on…
Quick Review: Leading Multicultural Teams
I’ve been crashing through different resources as I prepare for a new leadership course on teams and just finished Leading Multicultural Teams by Evelyn & Richard Hibbert. This is a book on…
Quick Review: Building the Bridge As You Walk On It
One of the books I enjoyed over the summer was Building the Bridge As You Walk On It: Building the Bridge As You Walk On It by Robert E. Quinn. It’s an…
Quick Review: Ask More
I read Frank Sesno’s Ask More: The Power of Questions to Open Doors, Uncover Solutions, and Spark Change. It was published in early 2017 and I’ve been going through several books that deal with…
Quick Review: Crucial Accountability
After reading Crucial Conversations a couple months ago I wanted to also read Vital Smarts’ Crucial Accountability: Tools for Resolving Violated Expectations, Broken Commitments, and Bad Behavior. It used to be called Crucial…