by Kathy Marcino | Jun 3, 2024 | Conflict, Leadership
Reading the room is “reading the situation.” You’ve heard me talk (a lot) about the importance of self-awareness. Let’s recap with a few questions: 📌 How do you see yourself: Look inward – How do you interact, react and adapt in situations? Flight or Fight?(or Freeze?) What triggers a particular response? Was it a word, […]
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by Kathy Marcino | May 13, 2024 | BLOG
You think you’re being nice and doing the right thing. So why do you feel worse❓ We often go silent or with the majority to avoid a sticky situation. Over time, others will take your silence as either not caring, or worse, not valuable. When you’re constantly “giving in,” it’s just a matter of time […]
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by Kathy Marcino | May 10, 2024 | BLOG, Conflict, Leadership
Not what you signed up for, right? From what I’ve seen from my clients, there are two common scenarios: You feel they need constant attention because they require a little more handholding. You’re a control freak who must know every little thing. ⠀ When you’re a leader in your organization, like it or not, what […]
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by Kathy Marcino | May 7, 2024 | BLOG
There is A LOT to say about workplace conflict and the best way to navigate it. I could also name at least ten misunderstandings about what conflict means. I want to highlight what I’ve heard over and over from my clients (and from personal experience) and narrow it down to three. All Conflict Is Negative Well, […]
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by Kathy Marcino | Jan 25, 2023 | Conflict
Unless you don’t have access to any streaming device or choose not to, (no judgment) there’s a chance you’ve heard Taylor Swift’s new anthem, Anti-Hero. I have a 14-year-old. I’ve heard it A LOT. And it got me thinking. Not sure about you, but when I first heard her lyrics, “Hi, it’s me. I’m the […]
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