Category Archives: Emotional Comebacks

Managing Emotional Outbursts and Leaks

Posted on November 21, 2014 by Kathleen Kelley Reardon

Have you ever cried at work?  Have you shouted at a boss or co-worker?  Have you lost your cool?  It’s rare to find a person who wouldn’t like a redo on an emotional moment or period in his or her … Continue reading →

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Navigating This Blog (Also a few thoughts on insult vs. offense)

Posted on February 14, 2014 by Kathleen Kelley Reardon

Thought I’d remind anyone coming by for the first time that categories of blog types are listed in the right column of this page.  If you’re looking for more on communication or suggestions specific to women, for example, you can … Continue reading →

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Four Crucial Communication Resolutions for 2014

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Kathleen Kelley Reardon

This is the season for resolutions.  With regard to communication at work, with friends, and at home here are a few that will make an immediate difference: (1) Recognize the patterns you slip into with others.  Consider how you contribute … Continue reading →

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Leadership Tutorial III (for women): When to Share Your Emotions at Work

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Kathleen Kelley Reardon

Wearing our hearts on our sleeves at work is almost always a risk.  It can be a risk worth taking. After all, attribution research about how people formulate impressions tells us that people often like others who make mistakes and … Continue reading →

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Can You Spare a Compliment?

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Kathleen Kelley Reardon

I was listening to a segment the other day about high school students in Iowa sending compliments to fellow students via Twitter.  What a terrific concept!  After all, compliments cost us nothing but they are rarer than hens’ teeth in … Continue reading →

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Getting Too Wrapped Up in Negativity

Posted on August 21, 2012 by Kathleen Kelley Reardon

I recently wrote back to a “ponderer” who shared with me some issues that would surely be difficult to remove from anyone’s mind.  It just so happens that this week I’d been thinking about how much our comebacks are influenced by … Continue reading →

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When Pondering Goes Too Far

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Kathleen Kelley Reardon

Many of us are ponderers.  We take what someone said or a passing facial expression and dwell on it for hours if not days.  There’s much to be said for pondering.  It can lead to decisions that work — that … Continue reading →

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Why Republicans Get To Cry — continued

Posted on December 12, 2010 by Kathleen Kelley Reardon

On “Huffington Post” today, I posted a blog:  Why Republicans Get To Cry. The main point in that blog is that what seems to not be strategic often is exactly that. Otherwise, you have to wonder why John Boehner is … Continue reading →

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