This blog post explores summer’s joys and challenges and offers coping strategies like mindfulness and setting realistic goals, advocating for a balanced approach to enjoying and navigating the season’s complexities.
Katherine Edmonson explores the significance of nonverbal cues in remote work. Sharing a personal story, she highlights how gestures and expressions reveal true emotions, often more than words. She advocates for aligning verbal and nonverbal communication to enhance understanding and connection in professional interactions, emphasizing emotional awareness and empathy.
In this post, Kat explores strategies to address problems: accept, adjust, or confront. She advocates for confrontation, detailing how to craft an effective message using the FBI (Feelings, Behavior, Impact) framework.
The Chapman Foundation for Caring Communities is thrilled to announce the appointment of Carrie Besnette Hauser as its newest board member. Hauser’s extensive background in educational equity, outdoor adventure, and community development makes her an invaluable asset to the foundation’s mission to build leaders who transform their families, workplaces, and communities.
This blog post explores the continued relevance of Robert Putnam’s book “Bowling Alone,” which highlights the increasing isolation and loneliness in our society due to factors like urbanization, technology, and social media. It underscores the importance of fostering authentic relationships both in personal life and at the workplace, emphasizing that a supportive work culture can significantly impact an individual’s health. The post also encourages readers to reflect on their communication patterns and recognize the subtle ways people seek connections, stressing that understanding these ‘bids for connection’ can enhance relationships and combat loneliness.
Kat, a self-proclaimed chronic interrupter, shares her journey of becoming aware of her interruptions and how they affected her ability to truly listen. She discusses the four commitments of listening: giving time and heart, showing genuine interest, and responding with empathy.
In the midst of holiday chaos, maintaining emotional awareness may not seem like a priority, yet it’s paramount. Being attuned to our emotions prevents them from overwhelming us. It equips us with a deeper understanding of our emotional patterns, their triggers, and how to express them constructively rather than reactively. So, how does one cultivate this emotional awareness?
While quantifying our impact may be challenging, we can celebrate the work we’ve accomplished with our partners and alumni. Our mission is not just about words and ideas, but tangible, transformative action. Using geographic information from our alumni database, we’ve plotted a map showcasing the Chapman Foundation’s widespread impact on communities across the United States. But this data tells us much more than just numbers and locations.
When you think about a successful business, what comes to mind? A solid business model, innovative products, or perhaps a robust marketing strategy? While all these elements are critical, there’s another often-overlooked factor that plays a pivotal role in driving business success – organizational culture.
Organizational culture is like the DNA of a company. It’s an invisible yet powerful force that shapes behaviors, guides decision-making, and influences how we communicate. It’s the set of unwritten rules that everyone follows, not because they are enforced but because they are the norm.
In an effort to build leaders that transform their families, workplaces, and communities, we have developed a method for creating Caring Workplaces and Caring Communities that includes two new courses, Serves and Transforms.
