by Tom Esch | Apr 3, 2018 | How to Handle Polarizing Topics and Challenging People, Blog
This is not about guns. I do not know enough about guns to be an activist about guns. I do know about communication. It is about people speaking up respectfully and effectively when something is awry. This is my business. This is info about a confidential app to...
by Tom Esch | Dec 19, 2017 | How to Handle Polarizing Topics and Challenging People, Blog
This is a tough article for me to write. I’ve been putting it off for a while and cannot put it off any longer. I’m nervous because I feel this is mostly a time for us men to listen. And I’m nervous that whatever I say here may be met by some with criticism. But...
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 had a forceful leadership style and was known for being very direct. I needed to schedule a meeting w/him. I asked him “Can we book...
