Entries by Norun Laahne Thomassen
Hit a meaningful goal in 2022
The last two years, the world has gone a bit crazy and it’s easy to feel like a victim of these outer circumstances. As we start the new year, it’s therefore important to take the ball back into your own hands and aim for a meaningful goal. Be an active player, not a victim Each […]
If you aim for success, you are probably going to miss it. Follow your inner compass instead!
Striving for success alone might bring you wealth, status, and power, but do not forget about fulfillment. In the long run, success without fulfillment will leave you feeling empty. Therefore, the best thing to do is to forget about success, be true to yourself, and go for fulfillment. The unintended side effect may very well […]
Effective Conflict Management – a Source of Creativity and Innovation
“The opportunity to engage in intense, open debate over business decisions is thrilling for teams. They respond by offering the very best of their analytical powers.” (Patty McCord, former chief talent officer at Netflix) When handled effectively, conflict holds a huge creative potential. If we want to be more innovative, we therefore have to get […]
Make Sure Your Conversations Pay Off with Value-COIN
You might already be familiar with the COIN acronym, which provides an easy-to-remember, four-step process to plan and structure constructive feedback conversations: CONNECTION > OBSERVATION > IMPACT > NEXT STEPS In the heat of the moment, difficult conversations can easily become confrontational and end up hurting the relationship. COIN is therefore a golden formula if […]
How to Eliminate Toxic Communication Patterns in Teams
Relationship expert and best-selling author Dr. John Gottman has identified four specific behaviors that often get in the way of communication and strong, collaborative relationships: Blaming, Defensiveness, Contempt and Stonewalling. When used frequently, these toxic communication patterns are so lethal to human relationships that Dr. Gottman calls them “The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.” In the […]