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  • Who We Are
  • What We Do
    • Coaching
    • Management Development Lab (MDL)
    • Anti-Racism Study Group
  • Resources
    • CCC Articles
    • CCC Newsletters
    • CCC Staff Picks
    • CCC Youtube
  • Clients
  • Contact Us

Articles

Short pieces by Francine and Kande, which we hope you will find useful.
The Challenge of Working Together 
 Identifies and discusses some of the challenges faced by faculty and staff trying to accomplish important work together given their very different perspectives and expertise.
When Emotions Get in the Way 
Participants in communications workshop often suggest that they'd be more successful if they could put their emotions "aside." This article explores that impossibility and suggests how to use your emotions to improve communication effectiveness.
Use Your Network to Short Circuit Your Biases 
Describes how unconscious biases negatively impact decision-making and proposes networking as one effective antidote.
Threshold Conversations: Making Difficult Conversations Less Difficult
Identifies the moment a conversation turns “difficult” and describes a simple process for using mindfulness to help transform the difficult into meaningful.
The Gourmet Chef's Guide to Feedback
A tongue in cheek piece which compares providing good feedback with preparing a gourmet meal. It is a useful tool both for those who have little experience with giving feedback and those who have been through countless workshops!

Are You Making the Most of Your Boss? 

Explores how middle managers can broaden and deepen the relationship with their boss to benefit themselves, the boss and the organization.
​When You’re Getting Ready to Talk…is the Problem in Getting Ready? 
​Points out how our preparations for difficult conversations may only create more conflict and offers eight ways to approach the conversation differently.
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