Could a conversation actually make matters worse?
Avoiding or botching difficult conversations bites into a business. One client I worked with came up with three types of meeting where good conversation wasn’t happening. All of these dysfunctional…
What anchors you in these stormy times?
For me, it’s having three things in place. A meaningful challenge to meet. A sense of community. An energising conversation that gets me thinking. More on this below. Here in…
Bridgework Insights: Access the latest articles
Articles about purpose, teamwork, and authentic dialogue from Sarah Rozenthuler and Bridgework Consulting. 20 Apr 2021: Got the Covid Blues? How to energise your people to do great work Over…
Dialogue At A Distance: How To Communicate Effectively During Coronavirus
An earlier version of this article was published on FemaleFirst 9 April 2020 Photo credit: Clive Sherlock Having a meaningful conversation can be challenging at the best of times. When…
‘It seems like’ and other pivotal phrases
‘What is the most important leadership skill of all?’ is the title of a post I uploaded earlier this week. Based on the comments people have made, I’ve expanded the…
Deepen your presence, deepen your dialogue
Colleagues in dialogue. Photo credit Clive Sherlock Senior leaders typically spend up to 80% of their time in meetings. This calls for “black belt mindfulness”[1] or advanced attentiveness, as there…
Two monologues do not make a dialogue
Sarah Rozenthuler, CEO Bridgework Consulting, coaching a leadership team to have better dialogue What makes dialogue different to other types of talking? This article explores four different types of verbal…
Breakthrough Conversations
Getting to breakthrough by J. Rakowicz How can we deliver outstanding results – something that my group, as it operates today, cannot achieve? How can we become a true team…
What is needed to call dialogue forth?
Having worked with leaders and their teams for over 15 years, a crucial insight I’ve had is that the ability to foster and hold dialogue is a critical skill. Holding…
Enabling better dialogue
Working with global leadership teams, I have seen the big difference it makes when people are able to talk about what really matters. With better dialogue, fresh ideas spark, collective…
A new season of great conversations
I trust this finds you well and thriving as the new season comes in. There is a real sense of a ‘new term’ starting so I wish you every success…
Leading Systemic Dialogue: From Silos to the Whole System
“Leadership is about being better able to listen to the whole than anyone else can” Otto Scharmer (2009) Theory U: Learning from the Future as It Emerges Co-authored with Edward…
Speak Your Truth – Without Rupturing your Relationship
This post outlines a practical tool that will help you to stand in your truth when the stakes are high. Talking together about a contentious issue does not have to…
We need to talk
To live is to be related. Nothing and no one can live in isolation. We are all interdependent, and increasingly so, on this planet of nearly seven billion of us….
Why conversation matters
Conversation is centre stage in most people’s lives. We might even see the whole of life – and work – as one conversation followed by another and then another. Talking…
Better dialogue: The power of tone
Tone is a crucial point of leverage in interactions between people. The quality of the tone determines whether people’s energy is amplified or diminished by the conversation and this, in…
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