tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67540635720728246732012-02-16T19:49:48.848-08:00Welcome! This blog is devoted to exploring ‘what’s going on’ in our communications with others - what hurts and what works! In particular, the effect of ‘power’ dynamics in our communications and our relationships - how it&#39;s abused, and what we can do about it. Contributions to the conversation are welcome. Exchanging ideas, sharing comments, reviews, thoughts, knowledge &amp; experiences to give us all greater insight into how we’re communicating, and how we can do it ‘better’!Sue-mareenoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754063572072824673.post-35936230476481738972010-02-05T03:27:00.000-08:002010-04-12T18:03:29.394-07:00People trying to push you around? Get the better of you? Get what they want at your expense? Rather than striking out, or sucking it up...wouldn't it be great to be totally cool, calm, and collected. To stand up for yourself with class, rather than bite?! <br />So how do we do that? How do we deal with a bully - without being a bully. Here's a few ideas...<br /><br /><object width="408" height="255"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tSXdzh6n52c&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tSXdzh6n52c&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="408" height="255"></embed></object><br />Where might this be useful?<br /><br />If you’d like more information sooner it’s available in my book: What’s Going On? Communication: What Hurts & What Works. <br /><a href="http://hspot.com.au/whats-going-on-20091125-info-order.html" target="win83">Read more about it here</a>.<br /><a href="http://hspot.com.au/whats-going-on-20091125-info-order.html#order" target="win84">Jump to the order form here</a>.<br />Till next time...<br />XS<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6754063572072824673-3593623047648173897?l=www.whatsgoingon.cc' alt='' /></div>Sue-mareenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754063572072824673.post-88811855253359668382010-01-24T16:49:00.000-08:002010-02-05T03:49:50.097-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kzJQF6VxosE/S1z-7bXG-tI/AAAAAAAAAE4/4oJ5MI98H6g/s1600-h/Icon+-+WGO%3F.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kzJQF6VxosE/S1z-7bXG-tI/AAAAAAAAAE4/4oJ5MI98H6g/s400/Icon+-+WGO%3F.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430495547612396242" /></a><br />The book:<br /><br />What's Going On?<br />An Exploration of Communication:<br />What Hurts & What Works.<br /><br />Each post on the blog will feature a different section of the book for public review and comment. You're invited to be a part of the conversation and exploration. Contributions in the form of reviews, thoughts, ideas, comments, suggestions, experiences are welcome, and actively encouraged. Personal attacks aren't.<br /><br />You're also welcome to forward this link and embed AV as you wish. <br /><br /><a href="http://hspot.com.au/whats-going-on-20091125-info-order.html">The complete book is available as a digital download here</a>.<br /><br />Looking forward to your contributions to the conversation.<br><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kzJQF6VxosE/S10A_hUZaCI/AAAAAAAAAFA/-NoBH8tDHek/s1600-h/SM+signature.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 100px; height: 25px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kzJQF6VxosE/S10A_hUZaCI/AAAAAAAAAFA/-NoBH8tDHek/s200/SM+signature.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430497816954365986" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6754063572072824673-8881185525335966838?l=www.whatsgoingon.cc' alt='' /></div>Sue-mareenoreply@blogger.com0