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Archive for relationships – Page 5
Teaching Empathy: The Ancient Way Is Now Cutting-Edge – Forbes.
Here’s a short, but excellent article with some simple steps we can use daily to model, teach and reinforce empathy, as well as links to addtional resources.
I love the way this guy thinks!
Wh at do you think of this?
World’s Simplest Management Secret | Inc.com.
Coaching Tip:
Think about a boss you had who did this well.
How can you implement this with your direct reports?
(Share your ideas below)
I love this article by Jeff Hayden! See what you think:
9 Beliefs of Remarkably Successful People
The most successful people in business approach their work differently than most. See how they think–and why it works.
We’ve known for a long time that good social support is a powerful predictor of health and longevity, and that women, in general, seem to have the edge in this area. Here’s an interesting article from the New York Times Science Magazine about recent research on female friendships in primates and how they may relate to human “sisterhoods.”
How HBO’s ‘Girls’ Mirrors the Spirit of Sisterhood in Nature – NYTimes.com.
Coaching Questions:
Do you have a least three “real” friends? (People whom you can trust and confide in? People who would come through for you if you needed them?)
How strong is your social support system?
How happy are you with its current status? On a scale from 1 to 10 with 1 being “It’s abysmal” to 10 being , “Couldn’t be better” what number would you give it?
If it is not a 10, what could you do now, this week, to start moving it in a positive direction? (Is there a phone call you need to make, a “catching up” date you need to get on the books?)
If so, you can make it happen. Just allow yourself to take a break and do it. Remember, it’s ultimately one of the best things you can do for your work performance, your health and your happiness.
Have a great day!
In one of the recent studies on the health benefits of social relationships, published earlier this year, researchers provided evidence that social ties and increased contact with family and friends are associated with a lower risk of death in young women with breast cancer. Another presented a similar conclusion with respect to surviving heart surgery. What’s more, a 2010 meta-analysis of 148 other studies showed that social connection doesn’t just help us survive health problems: the lack of it causes them.
How are your social relationships going? Are you giving them the attention and nurturing that they need? Or, is this what you tend to let go when you “get busy”?
Coaching tip:
- Take a serious look at the health and your satisfaction with your current social relationships. Are you getting and giving what you need from your friends, family, and significant others?
- Rate this current state on a scale of “1 – 10” with “1” being “almost non-existent” and “10” being “couldn’t possibly be any better.” Where are you today?
- If, for example, you say you are currently at a “4”, think what can you do within the next two days to move the level to a “4.5” or a even a “5”? Then let us know, (if you are brave enough),what you are willing to do and how it worked ou
Research on the Science of Forgiveness: An Annotated Bibliography | Greater Good.
Is there someone you need to forgive?
Learn more in the article (above.)