Obstacles Or Opportunities?

This is another show from my archive. It was recorded in 2014, after I saw my guest (Professor Jesse Stommel) speak at the Higher Education Arts and Humanities conference. What was I doing, hanging around with PH-Ds and Professors? I'll tell you on the blog at:

https://www.savvybusinessresolutions.com/blog -

a couple of days after this is published.

If you caught Episode 4 of the series, you'll have heard a couple of clips from this show. I'm re-releasing it in full because it deals with the tug-of-war between 'real' and 'virtual' communication - which has the potential to cause even more conflict at work today than it did eleven years ago. On the intro, I give some of the credit for that to 'the rapid development of AI'; and there's also the spread of hybrid working.

Yes, this conversation was very much education-focused; but I found Jesse's approach to the challenge of the virtual coming into a 'real' environment interesting - and inspiring. I'll be honest, I couldn't agree with all his takes, but I did appreciate them. He didn't just say (as so many of us do), 'It's all terrible!', or, 'It's all great!' He recognised the obstacles - and found ways to turn them into opportunities. That's a skill which every business leader I've ever met has valued.

As always, if you need help with any aspect of conflict management at work - including turning obstacles into opportunities! - come and talk to me. All my details are at:

https://www.savvybusinessresolutions.com