While reading People Skills: How to Assert Yourself, Listen to Others, and Resolve Conflicts by Robert Bolton, Ph.D., I discovered that there are 12 roadblocks to effective communication. Recently, I was in the sauna at my gym with a good friend of mine and a lovely man who just happened to be a priest.
Have you ever been involved in a passionate argument that seemed like a good idea at the time but later you realized it was pointless? I think we all have.
There are tons of reasons for being in a crappy mood. Stubbing your toe, your dog doing his business on the kitchen floor, having financial issues, dealing with health problems, to name a few, can all make us sad and bring us down.
Back in college, me, and my football buddies had an interesting way of settling ALL our disputes (like who was getting the next round of beers) and making ALL our important decisions (like who was going and taking notes at the 8 am class for all of us).
Several years ago, in a previous career, I needed to hire a project manager for my team. So, after sifting through a pile of resumes sent to me by HR, I narrowed it down to a manageable list.
