by Lorraine Segal | Nov 15, 2020
How can we heal the deep divisions in our country? How do we talk to each other with compassion and empathy across our differences? My blog, which I have been writing for eleven years this month (!) is one small place to start. I confess I am deeply grateful and...
by Lorraine Segal | Aug 20, 2017
How can you have a civil conversation with people you think are absolutely wrong, even evil? Is it even possible to talk to “impossible” people when you seriously disagree about politics or religion, or when you are angry at workplace differences and seeming...
by Lorraine Segal | May 14, 2017
The end of being bullied On June 2nd, 2009, I drove away for the last time from the toxic workplace where I had been repeatedly bullied and mobbed. I’ve been reflecting recently about...
by Lorraine Segal | Oct 19, 2016
One of the sources of unresolved conflict at work and elsewhere can be unconscious (or conscious) bias and prejudice. But instead of reacting, you can choose to respond and communicate. A few years ago, I unexpectedly encountered anti-Semitism at a business networking...
by LorraineSegal | Nov 18, 2015
Misunderstandings, resentments, and differences can fuel conflicts in the workplace or any place. But the longer I work to understand and heal my own resentments and conflicts, and the more I work with individuals and organizations that need help with communication...