June 6, 2012 / by Michael Wayne Regier Ph.D. / Relational Excellence Articles
Bill, an operations manager of a technology manufacturing company, was seeking coaching to improve his leadership of his team leaders without using command and control tactics. His use of fear and intimidation had created a work environment that resulted in those reporting to him either avoiding him or being overly dependent on him for fear […]
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Fulfllment and Attachment
July 6, 2012 / by Michael Wayne Regier Ph.D. / Relational Excellence Articles
What happens in any relationship when one discovers a repressed part of oneself and now has a new passion for life? Such was the case for me (Michael) when I discovered the challenge and excitement of cycling. It felt great to feel my physical strength again. The college linebacker in me could now be expressed […]
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Leaders Mirror Emotion
June 14, 2012 / by Michael Wayne Regier Ph.D. / Relational Excellence Articles
A number of years ago I talked with a group of executives about how the emotions of the top leaders in an organization affect the whole emotional tone of the organization. While this finding reported in the Harvard Business Review intuitively made sense to me I didn’t understand at the time what the mechanism was […]
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Drama or Authentic Distress
June 9, 2012 / by Michael Wayne Regier Ph.D. / Relational Excellence Articles, Tandem Marriage
My (Paula) attention is often peaked when people use the word “drama” to define their behavior. It seems to me to be a word that dismisses the reality of emotion. Having been around little girls between the ages of 3 and whatever, I do understand the origin of the word’s misuse; however the overuse of […]
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Leaders Who Listen
June 6, 2012 / by Michael Wayne Regier Ph.D. / Relational Excellence Articles
Bill, an operations manager of a technology manufacturing company, was seeking coaching to improve his leadership of his team leaders without using command and control tactics. His use of fear and intimidation had created a work environment that resulted in those reporting to him either avoiding him or being overly dependent on him for fear […]
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The Science of New Love
May 31, 2012 / by Michael Wayne Regier Ph.D. / Relational Excellence Articles
Clients continue to come to me who have the notion that no one will be harmed if they enter into an adult consenting sexual relationship. A woman told me that she needed to get into a relationship to survive the pain of leaving the love of her life. She saw no problem in “using” the […]
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