by Tom Esch | Aug 16, 2017 | How to Handle Polarizing Topics and Challenging People, Blog
So many painful things happening these days. It is hard to track them all, let alone have any feelings about them. A woman is shot accidentally by a Minneapolis cop. Justine Damond was her name and I knew her. Truly a bright light, a teacher and healer. Now gone....
by Tom Esch | May 11, 2017 | How to Handle Polarizing Topics and Challenging People, Blog
The whole world knows by now: our President has fired James Comey, the head of the FBI. This was surprising news to almost everyone. It is unsettling. Kind of like the way the election happened: unexpected and dramatic. Regardless of how you voted, when unexpected...
by Tom Esch | Feb 2, 2017 | Using Your Power Effectively, Blog
A very long time ago I walked into the office of the rector-superior in the seminary I was attending at the University of Notre Dame. He was a good leader and known for being very direct, at times even a controlling bully. I needed to schedule a meeting w/him. I asked...
by Tom Esch | Jan 10, 2017 | Uncomfortable Conversations, Blog
Are you looking for innovative ideas to build deeper relationships at work and home? Here is a real simple one that you can do with potentially powerful results. I tried it out this year at a big family Christmas party at our home. We planned for twenty-four people,...
by Tom Esch | Jan 3, 2017 | Uncomfortable Conversations, Blog
Have you heard the one about the monastery where the monks can only speak two words every ten years? A monk, after his first ten years, went to the abbot and said “Bed hard.” The abbot said “Bless you my son, go in peace.” Another ten years followed and the monk...
by Tom Esch | Nov 10, 2016 | How to Handle Polarizing Topics and Challenging People, Blog
Well some of us here in the USA woke up jubilant and some woke up depressed recently. Shock, anger, disappointment and fear on one side. Joy, happiness and excitement on the other. This election process was so polarized, so split on values and so full of the...
