by L. Lavon Gray, PhD | May 19, 2021 | Blog
And the magical things you can do with that ball will make you the winning-est winner of all. Fame! You’ll be famous as famous can be, with the whole wide world watching you win on TV. Except when they don’t. Because, sometimes they won’t. — Dr. Seuss, Oh, the Places...
by L. Lavon Gray, PhD | Apr 7, 2021 | Blog
Think back a few years to when you were sitting in a classroom as the teacher returned the “big test.” This was the day of reckoning. The results of your preparation, or lack of it, would be unveiled in a grade scribbled in red ink at the top of the paper. As you...
by L. Lavon Gray, PhD | Mar 10, 2021 | Blog
Groucho Marx is believed to have once said, “If you speak when angry, you’ll make the best speech you’ll ever regret.” All of us all been there. We’ll be sitting in a meeting or talking with a co-worker when something unexpectedly triggers us and, boom, the next...
by L. Lavon Gray, PhD | Jan 13, 2021 | Blog
We’ve all seen it. The weekly team meeting is sailing along, then wham! Out of nowhere, emotions erupt, and a simple discussion escalates into intense conflict. When tempers flare, the room can fill with tension, and poorly managed conflict can quickly poison the work...