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  • Home
  • Meet Kathy
  • Events
  • Work With Kathy
    • Upcoming Events
    • Inclusion Partner Program: Strategic Leadership Development
    • Facilitation and Design Master Course
      • Access to our Facilitation and Design Knowledge Base
    • Your Year of Transformation
    • References
    • Consulting Services
      • Recent Clients
    • Workshops
      • Self-Care and Healing for Change Agents: Renewing, Rejuvenating, and Recommitting
      • Analyzing Programs and Services with an Inclusive Lens
      • Foundations of Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice
      • Creating Inclusive, Socially Just Campus Environments
      • Deepening Multicultural Competencies: Strategies for Professional Development
      • Training of Trainers Program to Design and Facilitate Workshops on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
      • Developing a Team of Inclusion Practitioners
      • Facilitating Difficult Dialogues: Navigating Triggering Events
      • White Ally Development Program
  • Radio Show
  • Resources
    • Books
    • In It For The Long Haul
      • Self Care Assessment
      • Take the Hot Button Quiz
    • …But I’m Not Racist
      • But I’m Not Racist… Quiz
      • Book Club
    • TURN THE TIDE
      • Book Worksheets
      • Lunch and Learn Staff Training Program
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    • Dilemmas
  • Life Lessons,  Navigating triggers,  Professional Development,  Self-Care

    In Life, Change Is the Only Certainty

    Kathy Obear / March 23, 2020 / 0 Comments

    In what seemed an instant, our lives were changed. Most of us still have the look on our faces of a deer caught in the blinding glare of oncoming headlights. Our faces show…

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  • workplace conflict
    Creating change,  Diversity,  Inclusion,  Navigating triggers,  Professional Development

    Is Workplace Conflict Pushing Your Buttons? Try This.

    Kathy Obear / January 13, 2020 / 0 Comments

    Are you tired of workplace drama – the same old employees pushing your buttons, because they just seem to know your triggers?   Transform Workplace Conflict? YES, It IS Possible! Do you feel…

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  • triggers, workshop, session
    Hot Buttons,  Navigating triggers,  Professional Development,  workplace dynamics

    Effectively Closing An Emotionally Charged Session

    Kathy Obear / September 25, 2019 / 0 Comments

    I know you’ve been there. You presented a workshop where participants were actively engaged and sharing – so much so that when it was time to close the session, you sensed an overwhelm…

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  • triggers, hot buttons, workplace conflict
    Hot Buttons,  Navigating triggers,  Professional Development,  workplace dynamics

    Workplace Conflict? How to Overcome Challenging Situations

    Kathy Obear / September 12, 2019 / 0 Comments

    Are you miserable at work? Fed up with workplace conflict that undermines morale and lowers productivity?   Frustrated because the same old issues keep pushing your buttons – and you find yourself reacting…

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  • Creating change,  Hot Buttons,  Navigating triggers,  workplace dynamics

    Bullying in the Workplace: Had Enough?

    Kathy Obear / February 13, 2019 / 0 Comments

    Bullying is immersed in our culture: in school, at work, and even online. My fear is you’ve experienced it. Like an epidemic, it spreads. Workplace bullying can lead to lawsuits, a loss of…

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  • Conflict in the workplace | Triggering Situations
    Creating change,  Hot Buttons,  Navigating triggers,  workplace dynamics

    Know the Warning Signs You’ve Been Triggered to Navigate Difficult Situations.

    Kathy Obear / October 10, 2018 / 0 Comments

    Look around. When was the last time you witnessed or were involved in a triggering situation? If you really take the time to observe, you’ll probably notice triggering events happening all around you,…

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  • Stress | Triggering Situations
    Hot Buttons,  Life Lessons,  Navigating triggers

    Stress Influences Our Reactions to Triggering Events

    Kathy Obear / September 26, 2018 / 0 Comments

    Ever pay attention that when life goes smoothly, nothing much bothers you? And you think, yeah, I’ve ‘fixed’ all my problems…you feel pretty good about yourself – and about your ability to handle…

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  • Hot buttons | Triggers | Stress
    Diversity,  Hot Buttons,  Inclusion,  Navigating triggers,  workplace dynamics

    Identify Your Hot Buttons at Work to Respond More Effectively.

    Kathy Obear / August 22, 2018 / 1 Comment

    Hot buttons. Everybody’s got ‘em. OK, admit it. Sometimes co-workers, colleagues or work situations irritate you. And to add insult to injury, you get even more annoyed when those around you don’t seem…

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  • Interrupt racism | Racist behaviors | Racist attitudes | Racist beliefs
    Diversity,  Navigating triggers

    Can You Recognize Your Own Racist Beliefs?

    Kathy Obear / January 25, 2018 / 0 Comments

    Change Starts With Recognizing Your Own Racism Ever heard of the Harvard Implicit Bias Test? Years ago, a colleague urged me to take the test.  When the results indicated I had negative prejudices…

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  • TAI talk | Office Dysfunction | Workplace conflict | Office politics
    Navigating triggers,  workplace dynamics

    Overcome Office Dysfunction

    Kathy Obear / September 8, 2017 / 0 Comments

    Here’s the truth: There ARE more effective ways to deal with frustration in the workplace – some simple tips can show you how and when to implement the tools necessary to transform negative…

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