Writings from the cellular to the whole
The Big Waves Journal
Five Questions to Begin Your New Relationship with Conflict 900 600 Brook Thorndycraft

Five Questions to Begin Your New Relationship with Conflict

I used to be afraid of conflict, and I had the survival strategies to match that fear. Sometimes I would come out swinging hard, if I felt righteous, or particularly angry.  Other times, I would give up my own needs and boundaries to protect the other person’s feelings, if I was worried about the relationship. …

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What is Workplace Restoration? 1800 1200 Brook Thorndycraft

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.

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Preventing workplace conflict: Part Two 1200 800 Brook Thorndycraft

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.

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Preventing workplace conflict: Part One 1200 800 Brook Thorndycraft

Preventing workplace conflict: Part One

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 help them function better, but he has…

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From the cellular to the whole 2002 1430 Brook Thorndycraft

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.

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Five roots of healthy organizations 1200 800 Brook Thorndycraft

Five roots of healthy organizations

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, we both found ourselves depleted, stressed, and…

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Preparing for Courageous Conversations 1200 800 Brook Thorndycraft

Preparing for Courageous Conversations

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 as a coach, I often help…

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