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Four Types of Feedback

Trainer Tip Here are four different ways you may offer feedback, followed by the four ways you can hear any message: What's wrong? Destructive Criticism: Demeaning, depreciative, punitive intending to tear a person down. What's right? Constructive Criticism: Timely, sympathetic, supportive, explicit, instructive, problem-solving, intending to build the person up. Feedback by demonstration: We...
NVC in Hostage Negotiations and Hospitals

In this inspiring interview, Wes Taylor relays a story of how Nonviolent Communication (NVC) is successfully used in law enforcement, and some of his challenges and joys in infusing NVC into a Maryland hospital culture. Wes begins by relaying a story from a Director of Security of a local hospital who received extensive training in NVC when he was working with a team of hostage negotiators. He...
Facilitate Change

Listen to this newly remastered audio with seasoned Life Coach and CNVC Certified Trainers Martha Lasley and Dian Killian to explore how you can "be the change" in your life, to live fully in integrity with your values in your work, community, faith and social action groups. Through this, you will learn new ways to use NVC to support social change and to create the world where you want to live!...
Colloquial NVC Options

How can we express ourselves in a way that supports a natural flow of connection while maintaining a focus on NVC consciousness? This handout from CNVC Certified Trainer, Miki Kashtan, offers seven options that support NVC enthusiasts in evolving from classical to colloquial NVC language. KEYS: Fluency in our use of NVC rests on the foundation of connecting with compassion for self and other,...
Naturalizing NVC Language Q&A

Join CNVC Certified Trainers Jeff Brown, Jean Morrison, Karl Steyaert, Kathleen Macferran, Mary Mackenzie and Sylvia Haskvitz in a lively Q&A session focusing on naturalizing NVC into our daily interactions. In this audio recording, Jeff, Jean, Karl, Kathleen, Mary and Sylvia answer these questions: How did you begin to learn NVC, with the classical model, or in a more natural way? Describe...
Every Angry Message is a "Please"

Trainer Tip The only way to master love, is to practice love. —Don Miguel Ruiz Sometimes it is hard to remember, but every time someone speaks or acts in anger or frustration, he is saying "Please!" Consider the please when your child says, "We NEVER get to do what I want to do!" The child is saying, "Please, I want fairness and fun. I want to know that you care about my needs, too." How about...
Responding to the Call of Our Times - Step Into Your Vision

Enjoy listening to Miki make the distinction between leadership as a position and leadership as an orientation to life. The theme: when is it time to actively step into your vision?! Check it Out. Keywords: expression strategies dialogue personal growth self compassion values education leadership parenting relationships social change workplace groups peace truth collaboration politics vision...
Change Your Response to Conflict and Change Your Life

Access this complete 4 session course Maybe you… have challenging people in your life. are on the verge of a big decision or are avoiding a difficult conversation. feel trapped by recurring anger or pain that makes you do or say things you later regret. When you Mediate Your Life, you become more effective in everything you do. You find that you can handle any sort of conflict, including the...
Responding to the Call of Our Times - Mentoring, Teaching and Coaching

Listen as Miki works with participants. Topics: how small requests serve interdependence; NVC process vs purpose; how to respond when empathy is used to create distance; coping with verbal aggression, and more! life purpose meaning culture decision making race sustainability inner work self responsibility courage purpose enemy images interdependence community vision politics collaboration truth...
Feedback without Criticism

Access this complete 5 session course Learn to Give Feedback without Criticism Overcome the dread about writing performance evaluations Trust your capacity to meet challenges when offering feedback Become excited about creating a learning culture in your organization Learn how to receive feedback without defending yourself This 5-session course recording is designed to support you in learning...