Competent Communicators

Describe an experience where you sought feedback

You’re a team lead and the newest intern confides in you that senior members are dismissive of his ideas even though he has Ty he relevant degree and expertise. How would you handle the situation?

You’re hosting team building exercises when you overhear some employees make rude comments about other employees… how would you handle the situation?

You witness an interaction between your coworkers where one co-worker is no longer able to cover his colleague’s shift. How would you resolve this amicably?

You have a colleague who frequently takes personal calls at work. They seem to be regarding a family health crisis. While the calls are urgent, they are frequent and open disturb your focus due to the open work environment. How would you approach this situation?

What can we learn from counselling sessions about how to converse with out friends, colleagues, or people in need? This episode is the final episode of the mini-series where I share key insights from Alexander Press and then I apply these findings to help answering ethical scenarios where we encounter clients or friends in need or who have confided a serious secret in us.

What can we learn from counselling sessions about how to converse with out friends, colleagues, or people in need? In this episode, I reflect on a video from the Crisis Intervention from Alexander Press Then I apply these findings to help answering ethical scenarios where we encounter clients or friends in need or who have confided a serious secret in us.

What can we learn from counselling sessions about how to converse with out friends, colleagues, or people in need? In this episode, I reflect on a video from the Counselling and Therapy Series from Alexander Press called: Therapeutic journeys, mental health and drug problems. Then I apply these findings to help answering ethical scenarios where we encounter clients or friends in need or who have c...

What can we learn from counselling sessions about how to converse with out friends, colleagues, or people in need? In this episode, I reflect on a video from the Counselling and Therapy Series from Alexander Press called: Therapeutic journeys, mental health and drug problems. Then I apply these findings to help answering ethical scenarios where we encounter clients or friends in need or who have c...

You are a university student counsellor and a student confides in you that they are suffering from mental health issues but they plead with you to not tell anyone else…what would you do?

I’m sharing some insightful excerpts from Margaret Wheatley’s book Leadership and the New Science: Discovering Order in a Chaotic World as we progress in our own journeys to become better communicators and better leaders

A child regularly comes to class with bruises. You, as his teacher, suspect potential abuse. How would you navigate this situation?

A gift exchange, an expensive gift, and a generous gift giving culture…how can we navigate culture and expectations?

A team identifies issues in a product they need to send to the client soon. But the team member who can fix it has personal matters to attend and doesn’t get paid overtime. What would you do?

Two senior members are disagreeing in a team… what should your role be?

Today we explore a new ethical scenario concerning the intersection of personal boundaries and public spaces in the context of social media

If a relative makes an off handed comment during a family gathering, would you speak up or let it slide?

In today’s scenario, we have a manager who is organizing a team potluck. One of the employees wants to bring a vegan dessert this year but the manager voices her concern that it will not be well received by the team like last year. How would you approach this situation?

Today we are exploring a new scenario about a member who is eager to help out but his vast involvement and time commitment leads to tasks being done hastily or overlooked altogether

I am back with a new scenario about team dynamics and how to navigate sensitive conversations

We review the two scenarios from Episodes 1-6

Today we encounter a scenario pertaining to a new member of a group. She is eager to contribute and share ideas with members who are more apprehensive and worried that her ideas are overwhelming. How do we navigate this situation keeping in mind the perspectives of the new members and the long-standng members? Part 3

Today we encounter a scenario pertaining to a new member of a group. She is eager to contribute and share ideas with members who are more apprehensive and worried that her ideas are overwhelming. How do we navigate this situation keeping in mind the perspectives of the new members and the long-standng members? Part 2

Today we encounter a scenario pertaining to a new member of a group. She is eager to contribute and share ideas with members who are more apprehensive and worried that her ideas are overwhelming. How do we navigate this situation keeping in mind the perspectives of the new members and the long-standng members? Part 1

This is the third question of the first ethical question we encountered in Episodes 1 and 2