Quentin Hafner

employee engagement

The Root Cause of All Conflict And How to Get Unstuck For Good

At the roots of all interpersonal conflict, are unmet core human needs.  Whether we’re talking about conflict inside the workplace, or we’re talking about conflict at home, it’s always about unmet needs. Unhealthy conflict is exhausting, draining, and will take the life out of anything good.  I’ve been there, and maybe you have too!?  And there’s …

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4 Essential Skills for Compromising in Relationships

Compromising wasn’t something I ever learned in school.  How about you?  Anyway, I had to learn compromising skills the hard way….mostly through difficult and challenging moments in relationships that didn’t end well. Ideally, we’d grow up in families where compromising skills are role-modeled in a healthy way, but few of us are so lucky; we …

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WHY “BEING NICE” ISN’T A COMPLIMENT FOR HUSBANDS

WHY “BEING NICE” ISN’T A COMPLIMENT FOR HUSBANDS

We’ve all been taught since we were little boys that “being nice” was the way to go. That “being nice” was the higher road. Conventional wisdom and even other marriage counselors suggest “being more nice” as a way to improve your marriage or relationship. “If you were just nicer, things would be better” they say…. I want to …

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