What is Workplace Restoration?

A major trauma in the workplace can be a devastating experience for management and employees. Through the Workplace Restoration process, we help organizations put the workplace back together. The process will relieve tension, restore employee relationships and confidence and help you move on, leaving the stress behind.

Preventing workplace conflict: Part One

Preventing workplace conflict: Part One Brook Thorndycraft Prevention saves an organization time and energy A new manager faces a conflict that has gone on for several years. The previous manager ignored signs of conflict within the team, hoping it would go away. The manager taking over the team contacts me in the hope I can […]

Preventing workplace conflict: Part Two

You can create a healthy conflict culture: a space with the fluidity and flexibility to encourage disagreement, prevent serious harm, and learn from both successes and mistakes. In this kind of setting conflicts are less likely to escalate into a crisis that requires costly and traumatic intervention.

From the cellular to the whole

I am drawn to complex patterns. Over the years working in organizations, I have seen increasingly more examples that tell me that the problem with simple solutions is they fail to see how social problems are reflected in small to large patterns.   From the cellular to the whole.

Five roots of healthy organizations

Five roots of healthy organizations Brook Thorndycraft I recently had a conversation with a friend about our experiences with non-profit and community based organizations. We both intentionally chose to work in the community sector because we wanted to effect positive change in the world, and cared about the value of community wellbeing. At various times, […]

Preparing for Courageous Conversations

Preparing for Courageous Conversations Brook Thorndycraft Have you ever known that you needed to have a difficult conversation with someone, but you felt too overwhelmed or confused to know where to start? Has someone wanted to have a conversation with you and all you wanted to do was run away and hide? In my work […]