Revisit our āNo Dramaā content taught to all Roadhouse staff Understand the benefits of going direct – and the impact when you donāt Learn the 7 Steps to Having a Courageous Conversation Get coaching tips to help someone else successfully go direct Leave equipped with Bottom-Line ChangeĀ®, a tool to help you implement āgoing directā […]
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Restaurant culture is often stereotyped as fast-paced, high-stress, and ripe with interpersonal conflict. Long-time Zingerman’s Roadhouse restaurant manager, Lisa Schultz, took charge to foster a different culture for her staff. While conflict in the workplace is unavoidable, there are ways to dramatically minimize the drama it can create. In 2017, Lisa designed a ‘No Drama’ training that is […]
Are you someone who avoids conflict? Short-term, it can feel much easier to internalize conflict and suppress feelings of discomfort. Long-term, a habit of avoidance can lead to built-up pressure and negative self-talk. However, there is hope! This monthās webinar shines light on techniques to help you embrace struggle in productive ways. If we can pause […]
Back in 1991, right around the right time I began the intentional explorations of my own emotions, Sam Keen published a book called Fire in the Belly. I read it shortly after it came out, and all these years later, Iām still benefiting from what I learned. Three decades down the road, Iāve gone on to […]
“What do you do when your world starts to fall apart?ā author Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing wonders inĀ The Mushroom at the End of the World. Her answer: āI go for a walk, and if Iām really lucky, I find mushrooms.ā When BrenĆ© Brown asked British actress Sarah Niles, āYou, Sarah, are called to be really brave, […]
In his lovely new book, A Little Devil in America, Hanif Abdurraqib writes, āThere are moments when I question what I am taking in with my eyes and ears, and if it is vibrating at the same pitch as what everyone else is taking in with their eyes.ā I can relate. For better or for worse, […]
Breathe.Thatās most certainly a suggestion, not an order. If youāre game, go for it again. Breathe. Many mornings, I write that word when Iām journaling. Sometimes I might write it every few lines as Iām getting going. Each time I write it, I take a deep, slow breath (as I did just now). Mindful breathing wonāt fix […]
Eugene Ionesco once said, āIt is not the answer that enlightens, but the question.ā So hereās a question: What if we didnāt think hierarchically? What if we stopped insisting on ranking almost everything from best to worst? What if we werenāt worried about “who was the greatest”? Buried near the back of Part 3 of the Guide to Good Leading […]
A quote from Beat poet Gary Snyder: āThere are two things that are really educational. One is being with a bunch of really smart people. The other is being all by yourself.ā The regimen that I wrote about in a recent newsletter about the power of picking up the phoneāmaking a couple of random phone calls […]
A new year brings with it renewed energy ā energy to tackle goals, try new things and/or break habits that might not be serving us. What happens when we bring our unique energy to work each day? We have the profound power to affect our work ecosystem in ways that impact productivity, profits and well-being. […]
