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10 Questions to Move from Avoidance to Intervention

By Bonnie Artman Fox / October 10, 2015
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“Depending on who Margie is talking to, she is friendly and helpful. To some of us, she yells and speaks down to us when we ask her a question. Sometimes she even throws darts at the door after people leave her office. From day to day, you never know what kind of mood she will…

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This Leadership Approach Accelerates Change

By Bonnie Artman Fox / September 9, 2015
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This is a four part series of blogs addressing the question “Can abrasive employees really change?”. Part I addressed the importance of the manager working through their own anxiety before intervening with the abrasive employee and staying calm. Part II outlined key elements of a proven change process. Today in Part III, we discuss a…

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When Your Purpose Is Taken Away

By Bonnie Artman Fox / July 29, 2015
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Seventeen people arrived for the interview, nervous yet determined.  You see this wasn’t your typical interview.  It was an audition for a chorus line. The 17 people soon learned that only eight would be chosen, four women and four men.  Then tension mounted. As the audition continued with the dancers learning more dance steps and lyrics,…

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What behaviors do you create or accept on your work culture?

By Bonnie Artman Fox / June 30, 2015
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As Sal walked into the front door of the ABC Company of where he worked, he immediately felt the tension. He sensed a familiar knot in his stomach as he walked through the halls to his office. While many co-workers were friendly, he dreaded interacting with one co-worker in particular who is known by his…

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How One Woman’s Internal Peace Saved Her Life and Hundreds of Others

By Bonnie Artman Fox / May 21, 2014
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We handle external conflict well when we have internal peace. On August 20, 2013, Antoinette Tuff was a shining example of this concept.  She started out her typical work day at Ronald E. McNair Discovery Learning Academy Elementary School, where she was suddenly met with a gunman who entered the school stating, “We are all…

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I Don’t Have Time

By Bonnie Artman Fox / April 8, 2014
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One of the most frequent comments I hear of what gets in the way of taking the much-needed time for personal recharging and renewal is “I don’t have time”.    The reason behind this thought seems that if time is taken away from your to-do list to be still and focus on one’s breathing and health it…

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