Dear Emily, Leaders at my company announced they would like employees to return to the office in July. After working at home in quarantine, what should my company be doing to help employees feel more comfortable about coming back to the office? Signed, Wary Dear Wary, Like you, for many of us, re-opening the door …
Vice President of Development and Delivery Emily Gregory Talks About How to Let Go of Control for a More Impactful Understanding of Someone Else’s Choices.
Vice President of Development and Delivery, Emily Gregory, shares tips for how to replace judgement with common ground for safe and effective conversations about social distancing behaviors.
Vice President of Development and Delivery, Emily Gregory, shares a tip to create meeting safety in a COVID-19 world. For more tips and resources for speaking up when it matters most, visit https://www.vitalsmarts.com/saythat
Dear Emily, I have a lot of habits I need to change, but the one that gets me in the most trouble is reverting back to my bad behaviors: yelling, smoking, drinking, and not performing at work. I do this when my partner and I disagree. I feel that by doing all of these behaviors …
“How would you describe the kind of manager you most like to work for?” asked Steve. He was interviewing applicants for an administrative assistant role on our team. The role reported directly to me. Steve and I had worked together for many years at this point and he had a really good sense of my …
Dear Emily, My organization has just rolled out a new collaborative software tool and my manager let us know we are expected to use it. I’m excited about the new tool, as several people on my team have used it at previous organizations and swear by it. Yet, I still don’t use it. When I …
NOTE FROM EDITOR: We are excited to announce the launch of our brand new training course, Getting Things Done®. In the month of August, we will highlight the skills and principles from Getting Things Done in our author Q&A article. Enjoy! This article was originally published in August of 2017. Dear Emily, How do you …
Dear Emily, I like to think of myself as someone who knows how to have crucial conversations. I’ve read Crucial Conversations, attended the training, and recently, I became a certified trainer for my organization. However, I can never seem to make headway with my teenage daughter. We disagree about almost everything—when homework should be done, …
Dear Emily, Our company was recently acquired and I was asked to be on the transition team to merge the two companies. This project required that I work with several members of the parent company throughout the weekend and late into the night. I was trying my best to be chummy and start the relationship …
