Continuity Program

When are grateful for the opportunity to work with entrepreneurial companies, EO Forum Groups, Chambers of Commerce, And Business Organizations. Our intent is to provide maximum benefit to the people who hire us. In that spirit we include a Continuity Program to facilitate integration rather than just expose to new ideas.     

The Jackal

The Jackal

The jackal is the attack chair. When we are feeling attacked we attack.It's can be difficult to remember that meaning resides with the listener. After all, we know what we mean---why don't they? If you are trying to motivate, get information or move a project along...

The Hedgehog Chair

The Hedgehog Chair

When we choose to sit in the Hedgehog chair we are still attacking and blaming, however in the case of the Hedgehog we are blaming ourselves, adopting victim status. It's all about me, and how stupid, dumb, incompetent, worthless I am. The payoff is generally...

The Meerkat (PHEW)!

The Meerkat (PHEW)!

Moving to the Meerkat chair we discover how the meerkat can be one of our best friends! Pause. Breathe deeply and consider, What am I thinking? What am I telling myself? Take a moment and consider, what if the opposite of what I am thinking is actually the truth. Our...

The Giraffe Chair

The Giraffe Chair

Once we are clear what we want from our communication it's time to move into the Giraffe chair and consider what the other person wants. If you are a human being person you are likely to be looking for connection, respect, trust, appreciation, and recognition. If your...

The Value of Empathy

The Value of Empathy

The Western World has been successful in enculturating a value system that places heavy emphasis on performing, producing, competing, and consuming. The use of the internet has further impacted these tendencies placing outsized importance on those same values. When we...

VUCA is MY Problem?

VUCA is MY Problem?

VUCA stands for Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity. First used by the military to describe the diplomatic and strategic landscape in the post-WWII climate, businesses began adopting the phrase after the 2008 banking crisis. Volatility, uncertainty,...