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Fear of Negative Consequences

Miki responds to a participant’s question concerning fear of consequences when speaking with a manager at work. In this excerpt, she delves into the topic of choosing to inhabit nonviolence in the workplace, affirming that fear and nonviolence are incompatible, and that nonviolence is a powerful alternative to our habitual Fight, Flight, Freeze responses. Keywords: expression feelings honesty...
Creating Collaborative Organizations

If you’re a change agent who struggles with exactly what to do to bring NVC into your organization, Miki has tools that can help. Miki will take you step-by-step through four vital systems that support radical collaboration and foster meaning. You’ll learn how to design a decision making process, create clear statements of intent, and create a process for resolving conflict. This training will...
How Do I Begin Bringing Nonviolent Communication (NVC) to Work?

Jeff Brown explains that it's truly easy to begin bringing NVC to your workplace. Start internally and avoid using NVC as a structured or "right" way to speak. And also, two low-risk, high reward strategies are: express gratitude and appreciation for others, and regret or mourning about what you would have like to have done differently. Keywords: empathy feelings honesty self empathy compassion...
How to Ask for Feedback at Work

How can you ask for feedback without checking your authenticity at the workplace door? Jeff Brown explains that connection requests can help by attending to the quality of your relationship before the content of your request. Keywords: empathy feelings honesty self empathy compassion connection dialogue intention relationships feedback connection requests workplace work Jeff Brown
NVC Life Hacks 33

Mediation is a great skill to have whether it's for your personal relationships or in the workplace. We look at four different techniques and their benefits in a role-play that takes place in an informal, unorganised setting. Keywords: Trainer Tip Shantigarbha Warren Beginner Skill Level mediation conflict resolution role play relationships workplace
The Power of Difference

How do you bring empathy and authenticity to uncomfortable work situations when there are so many layers of difference – especially if your primary reason for working is to feed your family and pay your bills? Listen in as Roxy opens participants' eyes to some of the many layers of difference we all deal with on a daily basis. (You might find you've been living with more layers than you...
Working for Transformation without Recreating the Past

Want things to change in your community, but feel frustrated or don’t know what to do? Miki’s intriguing overview of how to apply the principles of NVC to social change movements may have the exact blend of inspiration and ideas you’re seeking! Keywords: Social Change Systemic Change Leadership Leader Change Transformation Nonviolence Coaching Communication Community Culture Groups Agreements...
The Inside Job of Collaboration

Access this complete 4 session course Although we are evolutionarily designed for collaborating with others when attending to our basic needs, the weight of the systems and cultural messages we have inherited interfere. Many of us are doubtful that collaboration is possible or effective, and most of us lack both the faith and the skills to live collaboratively, regardless of cultural...
Applying NVC to Social Change Movements

This is the Working for Transformation without Recreating the Past preview with Miki Kashtan. Want things to change in your community, but feel frustrated or don’t know what to do? Miki’s intriguing overview of how to apply the principles of NVC to social change movements may have the exact blend of inspiration and ideas you’re seeking! Keywords: expression honesty strategies connection...
Tips for Bringing NVC to Work

Listen in as Dian shares her tips and sense of urgency around bringing NVC skills to work: 1) How to use your imagination (visualization!) to help you connect with somatic responses and needs; and 2) Five built-in advantages to sharing NVC in the work place. Keywords: Dian Killian workplace business somatic strategies visualization