f|break: THANKS @marcmaron

for my #boomerlives women's XL brown t-shirt. and i REALLY mean THANKS!!! your offering a women's XL did not result in my grumbling about purchasing a men's sized t-shirt that would fit meh.

boomer on my chest ... i proudly wore my BOOMER LIVES! t-shirt to cubeopolis (work) on casual friday. (... with boomer story shared here, here, here, and here about the t-shirt)

boomer on my boobs ... one thing that was quite obvious was that boomer's ears lay atop my boobs. while it might have been somewhat entertaining to make his ears wiggle for friends and strangers throughout the day, i opted to forego that exercise (for the most part). meanwhile ...

boomer on our minds ... it turns out that one thing was NOT QUITE as obvious and discovered sometime just before lunch. rather than describe it, enjoy(? ... with some muffin-top) ...

enjoy a quick morning fiber break with boomer (over here) for ~ 20 seconds

boomer haz a sad

boomer has a cheezburger

(l-o-l)

awake boomer

sleepy boomer

boomer we miss you

we haz a sad

shiny penny chat

as learned from @jeffmiller79 @greenleafcenter academy class (applying the key practices of servant leadership) authentic conversations, one of the required readings of the class, is a way of differently engaging in workforce conversations -  

the decision to engage in adult-adult conversations rather than parent-child relationships

and about 2-3 months ago, shiny penny shared the foundation/framework of authentic conversations with others.

talk to me ... shiny penny is at it again - sharing with others about communicating, conversing, and engaging. however, this time he's looking at others' perspectives, approaches, and actually more tips and techniques - and different from authentic conversations. he asked if i would share a few i have come across in my readings. while some of the following do incorporate similar approaches as described in authentic conversations, each has a certain point of view - so here goes, shiny penny - 

• honest communications via steven gaffney - in the late 90s, i learned about steven gaffney after my friend maria took his course through here work (a large consultancy in southern california). she gave me an extra copy of just be honest. loved it. then i picked up honesty works. fast-forward to more than a decade later, gaffney's communication blog has quite a bit of information to become familiar with the foundation of his approach and perspective. while he does have tips and techniques, he also provides context. prior to this blog, gaffney sent out email tips/newsletter. one that i recall is uncover how honest everyone really is around you.
  
• nonviolent communications via marshall rosenberg - thanks to one of my fluevog iv sisters for sharing this. as described about nvc key facts (.pdf) and 4-parts of nvc (.pdf), it is "more of a communication model" as described in violent vs. nonviolent communication.  

• influence: the psychology of persuasion via robert cialdini - recommended many, many years ago, i picked up this book in the early '90s when i was interested in connecting the seemingly disparate goals (e.g., conservation, development, etc.) among those in the environmental community. described here at happening-here.blogspot.com (in six parts),  six triggers are described - reciprocation, commitment/consistency, authority, social validation, scarcitiy, and liking/friendship.
• and because i know shiny penny likes quickies, something from change this - jon wortmann's the best communicator in the world and a video - communication (by mathijs bek) that visualized  this little manifesto. wortmann is co-author (with ethan f. becker) of mastering communication at work. while i've not read this book, i found the change this manifesto interesting. here's the book's companion blog.

 enjoy preparing 

for your next presentation