Communicating Possibilities is an introduction to the Coordinated Management of Meaning (CMM), a practical theory which at its roots, is an approach to looking at our social interactions. In the process of stepping back to look at our interactions and how we construct our social worlds, we open possibilities of alternative paths and outcomes. CMM offers tools and frameworks to use so when we pause and notice what we are making together and how, we open up spaces to make better choices with more desirable relationships each turn of the way. This book offers ways we can better notice how we shape our lives through the stories we create in our ongoing conversations, and, hopefully strengthen the quality of our communities at all levels.
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It’s Not Just Starbucks: Where Do We Go from Here?
Ilene Wasserman The most recent Starbucks incident has received a lot of attention. Many of the questions I am hearing are: Who is to blame? Who should do what to remedy the situation? Is the training Starbucks is investing in on implicit bias the solution? Is the apology from the police commissioner enough? And then… […]
Managing the Tensions of Inclusion
To register for the online event, Register Now Once the host approves your registration, you will receive a confirmation email message with instructions on how to join the event. Looking forward to seeing you, Margaret Regan and Andrea Cisco-The FutureWork Institute and iMCI Leslie Traub and Howard Ross, Cook Ross Mary-Frances Winters, The Winters Group […]
Coaching in the Global Context
A Dynamic Communication Approach to Coaching in the Global Context … The morning we woke up to the news that Donald Trump was elected the next president of the United States, I was scheduled to present a workshop for the ICF Cultural Competency in Coaching Community of Practice monthly meeting. The title of my webinar was
“A Dynamic Communication Approach to Coaching in the Global Context”.
Where are you from? I mean… where are you from?
Ilene C. Wasserman — ICW Consulting Group
Think about this … how many times a week do you find yourself asking someone: Where are you from? This question seems innocuous. And it may be — in some contexts. In other contexts, it might land as a bit offensive — or as some might say, a micro-aggression. read more …