A Story About the Impact of Listening Generously
One of the participants of a recent Collaborative Way orientation shared a story with us about the amazing difference Listening Generously made in her son’s life.
Is “Including Up” One of Your Blind Spots?
We’ve worked with a lot of leaders over the past 35 years, and we’ve found that many of them have a blind spot for the importance of Including Up.
Using The Collaborative Way® in Committed Partnerships
In this deeply moving and profound podcast, Jayson Gaddis, Founder of the Relationship School®, interviews Lloyd Fickett about the personal and professional applications of The Collaborative Way®.
Gifts That Leave Lasting Impact
We see over and over again the powerful impact of meaningful appreciation. This holiday season is a perfect opportunity for you to use appreciation as an expression of your “being for” the people in your life.
Are You Centered?
When you’re centered, you’re more effective in your practice of The Collaborative Way and you are more effective as a leader. Here’s a tip to re-gain your center when you get thrown off.
Video: A Unique Way of Relating
What makes The Collaborative Way® so powerful? It’s not the normal way people relate with each other at work. It’s also not the normal approach that companies take on to develop their people and build the level of teamwork necessary to achieve the company’s goals.
Bono & Jesse Helms – Leading Change
The article “I Will Follow” in the April 2016 issue of Fortune magazine contains and extraordinary story about leading change. It illustrates how listening generously can provide the opening for being a masterful agent of change.
GOOP (Gwyneth Paltrow) & The Collaborative Way
Gwyneth Paltrow and her team at goop practice The Collaborative Way®. In fact, they love it so much they interviewed Lloyd and wrote and published an article on their website.
Collaboration & Conflict
Conflict is a healthy part of collaboration. If you practice The Collaborative Way®, you know that it brings up any challenges you have with conflict. Here are four ways you can use your practice to support you in navigating conflict productively.
The Power of Listening for Commitment
Listening for commitment is listening to discover and appreciate what someone cares deeply about. All of us care deeply about something; we all have some kind of underlying commitment that guides our actions and determines what we stand for and support. When you bring people’s underlying commitment forward through your listening, great things often happen—new possibilities emerge; conflict becomes easier to navigate; your influence increases; and teams align around a course of action.