What does happiness mean, and how can we effectively cultivate it within our professional lives? Today, we delve into the world of a distinguished trainer and keynote speaker, Chris Croft, whose extensive work spans project management, negotiation, and notably, the pursuit of happiness.

We will explore the transformative power of online education in spreading knowledge and discuss the profound insights from acclaimed publications on enhancing daily joy.

Unpacking myths and sharing practical happiness strategies, this episode is a compelling journey into practical happiness, where theory meets actionable change.

More information about Chris Croft here. 

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Does your workplace feel stuck in a rut? Are silos and outdated leadership styles stifling creativity and collaboration?

At Management 3.0, we understand these frustrations. That's why we offer tailor-made training programs designed not just to enhance skills but to transform entire organizational mindsets.

With our expert guidance, envision a workplace where barriers are broken down and everyone is empowered to contribute their best and leadership not only manages but motivates and inspires.

Ready to create a thriving workplace culture? Visit our website at Management30.com and see how we can help your organization build a happier, more productive workplace. 

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With many of us on a well-deserved summer break, I am sharing once more one of my favorite episodes of the last 12 months. A while back, we spoke with Ashish Kothari about how our biology sometimes hardwires us for unhappiness. Bringing awareness to this helps us understand how to move beyond our biology and live with more joy, love, and meaning.

Happy listening & enjoy the summer of 2024! 

Warmly, 
Elisa 

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Why is it that, no matter how far we climb in our careers, so many of us struggle to find happiness? Why are stress, anxiety, and burnout so prevalent in our working lives? It turns out… we may have our brains to blame. 

Today we sit down with Ashish Kothari, founder and CEO of Happiness Squad and author of the bestselling new book “Hardwired for Happiness." We discuss the biology of fear, the science of happiness, and how Ashish's inspiring personal journey led him to seek out answers for some of life's most vexing questions. 

Ashish also shares some large-scale strategies and simple, everyday practices that can help us move beyond our biology, and live with more joy, love, and meaning.

Learn more about Ashish Kothari and Happiness Squad here: https://happinesssquad.com/ 

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Want to learn more about "ikigai?"

Management 3.0 facilitator Kumiko Sugiyama takes a comprehensive look at this Japanese concept in her blog: https://management30.com/blog/japanese-ikigai/

You can also dive deeper into the concept of ikigai - and ikigai models - while learning more about meaning and purpose in the world of business by completing this Management 3.0 Module: https://management30.com/align-constraints/meaning-purpose/

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Leaders can play a huge role in corporate culture. But it takes a unique set of skills to create a truly happy workplace.

Today we sit down with Audrey Joy Kwan, a renowned consultant, coach, podcaster, and owner of AJK Consulting, to discuss the value of leadership. How do we find leaders? How do we support them? And what does it take to lead a company into a happier, more enjoyable future?

Learn more about Audrey and her work here. 

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Happiness means different things to each of us. After doing extensive research, Management 3.0 founder Jurgen Appelo discovered a common thread: Happiness is something we create. It is not something to achieve. It is a path you choose, not a destination to arrive at.

So many of us spend our lives in pursuit of happiness. Instead of searching for it, we need to find ways to live it, embrace it, and implement it into our daily lives. That's why we created the 12 Steps to Happiness at Management 3.0.

You can find more information and even download a free poster of the 12 steps here.

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Back for another inspirational podcast, David Burkus, business thought leader and author of new book, Leading from Anywhere, explains how to be a powerful and inspirational remote leader, and make sure your team doesn't suffer burnout. Learn why successful teams are boundaryless and have a culture of shared understanding.

For more happiness, visit www.management30.com 

The key to being happy is focusing on internal happiness, rather than thinking that when we achieve certain milestones everything will be ok, says Michelle Wax, founder of the American Happiness Project, a company that focuses on helping teams thrive in uncertainty and create positive mindsets. Happy people cut out those that drain them and know that the key to success is starting the day off on their own terms.

For more happiness, visit www.management30.com 

We have to get past the stories we tell ourselves in order to create the life we want at work, says Carson Tate, founder of Working Simply and author of her newest book, Own It. Love It. Make It Work. In order to demand the job you want, you need to check your assumptions, know how you want to be recognized and rewarded and remember that you add value.

For more happiness, visit www.management30.com 

Leaders are often so focused on the drive, they can overlook ways they might not be respecting others’ dignity, says Marilyn Gist, executive coach and author of The Extraordinary Power of Leader Humility: Thriving Organizations & Great Results.
Leaders need to balance confidence with arrogance and appearing meek and above all, they have to understand that they can’t have healthy relationships with employees if they they don't support other people’s sense of self worth

For more happiness, visit www.management30.com 

Jill Valdez, founder and COO of LINK, and author of The Ultimate Guide to Bringing Out the Best In Your People, is back on our podcast for an insightful look at what to do when you hate your job but love the company. Jill says creating change is about identifying people of influence that you can speak to, articulating why you don't like the role and taking intelligent risks.

For more stories, visit www.management30.com 

A lack of empowerment and micromanagement, continue to be leadership blind spots when creating a great work culture, says Jason Richmond, president and CEO at Ideal Outcomes and author of Culture Spark: 5 Steps to Ignite and Sustain Organizational Growth. Find out how the pandemic has had a positive impact on proving to companies how resilient they actually are and how agile they can be.

For more happiness, visit www.management30.com 

What are the things you did as a child that you’re not doing as an adult? Natalie Siston, life and business coach, speaker, and author of Let Her Out: Reclaim Who You Have Always Been, combed through her diaries as a child, in order to let more of her younger self shine through as an adult. We all need to go through our archives to remind ourselves of the things we were doing when we had smiles on our faces, and do more of that in our professional and personal lives.

For more happiness visit, www.management30.com 

Meditation is not about achieving a state, but accepting the state you're in, says Jan-Philipp Martini, Mindfulness Lead and Consultant at the Boston Consulting Group. After meditating in monasteries, Jan-Philippe says we can train our minds to be more conscious and aware and ultimately to be better leaders. Find out what his new study on COVID and wellbeing discovered about leaders that practice mindfulness.

For more happiness, visit www.management30.com 

Empty your head of what’s floating around and then select what's important and what makes you happy, says Sophie Chiche, two time TEDx speaker, entrepreneur, and the co-author of The Power of Personal Accountability: Achieve what Matters to You. People equate productivity to doing more stuff, says Sophie, when what we really need to be asking ourselves is if what we're doing means something. In this refreshing and insightful conversation, discover how to be more deliberate about being productive.

For more happiness, visit www.management30.com 

After 30 years of working in big companies, John Stepper says he saw a tragic waste of potential, which led him to create the 12-week method to working out loud and building connections. Founder of Working Out Loud, John says the key to building effective and collaborative relationships at work is to build trust and a sense of relatedness.

For more happiness, visit www.management30.com

How can we create an innovative, positive, and productive workplace culture? It doesn’t happen by accident.

Today we speak with Bluedog Design founder Michelle Hayward, a renowned executive and thought leader who has perfected the art of culture-building with unique offerings like parental assistance, pet insurance, and an innovative "Growth Universe." We’ll discuss Michelle's work advising fortune 500 companies and startups, and how she’s built a company that has been repeatedly named one of the best places to work.

Learn more about Bluedog and Michelle here. 

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Happiness means different things to each of us. After doing extensive research, Management 3.0 founder Jurgen Appelo discovered a common thread: Happiness is something we create. It is not something to achieve. It is a path you choose, not a destination to arrive at.

So many of us spend our lives in pursuit of happiness. Instead of searching for it, we need to find ways to live it, embrace it, and implement it into our daily lives. That's why we created the 12 Steps to Happiness at Management 3.0.

You can find more information and even download a free poster of the 12 steps here.

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Want to become the go-to person at work? Start by adding value, says Bruce Tulgan, founder and CEO of RainmakerThinking and author of new book, The Art of Being Indispensable at Work, a guide to becoming the go-to person in our new world of work. People are desperate to illustrate their value because they're afraid of losing their jobs, says Bruce. But people are overcommitting and getting overwhelmed. Find out why people need to start by leading from where they are, managing themselves first everyday and realizing that having influence is all about reputation and trust.

For more happiness, visit www.management30.com 

When people delegate they reduce the 'noise', says Emily Morgan, Founder and CEO of Delegate Solutions, a virtual assistant company that helps entrepreneurs meet their delegation goals. But why aren't more people doing it? Emily says we need to understand the science of delegation and realize it's a continuous conversation that involves trust and communication.

For more happiness, visit www.management30.com

Shane Metcalf, Chief Culture Officer and cofounder of 15Five and co-host of the 15five business podcast, has built a company voted the third best place to work on Glassdoor because it focuses on people. What do companies need to do to create a culture for people to thrive? Shane says it starts with a mindset and to come from an intention to be of service. 

For more happiness, visit www.management30.com 

Nic Marks, has been coined the "statistician with a soul", and believes that happiness can and should be measured, for people to take it seriously. Founder of Friday Pulse, an organization that focuses on improving happiness at work, Nic helps companies become more engaged and connected by making them
measure their happiness and start conversations about what needs to be done to improve it.

For more happiness, visit www.management30.com 

Rob Oberwise, founder and managing partner of Executive Partners International and co-author of Developing Global Leaders, A Guide to Managing Effectively in Unfamiliar Places has been improving organizations for years. Now he's using lessons learned from decades of experience, to help companies navigate the pandemic and find opportunity, even amid crisis. Learn why Rob says if he had to do it all over again, he would have listened more and pushed less.

For more happiness, visit www.management30.com

The only constant in business is that no one can sit still, which is why organizations have to keep moving to stay relevant, says Jason Thane, co-founder of GenUi, an engineering and software development firm that builds apps with a collaborative approach. As companies scramble to keep up with digital transformation (now and pre-COVID-19), Jason says the important thing is to focus on building value-based organizations and fostering a workplace that cares about culture.

For more happiness, visit www.management30.com 

Productivity expert and author of The New Science of Time Management: Why Emotional Awareness Matters Most for Control of Your Schedule, Robby Slaughter says we need be more aware of how we're expending our emotional energy, if we want to be more productive. Find out why you need systems in place that work for you and what it takes to set and actually achieve goals on a daily basis.

For more happiness, visit www.management30.com

Companies need to work harder to onboard new employees, especially when working remotely, says Greg Besner, founder of CultureIQ and author of The Culture Quotient. A pioneer of promoting culture in the workforce, learn why Greg says companies need to ask more behavior based interview questions and why coronavirus means paying extra attention to the hiring and onboarding of new employees.

For more happiness, visit www.management30.com. 

When there is so much uncertainty we need to find places of power in order to recapture the sense of what matters, says Eileen McDargh, CEO of The Resiliency Group, and award-winning author of Burnout to Breakthrough: Building Resilience to Refuel, Recharge, and Reclaim What Matters. Find out why it takes resilience in order to control burnout and why it's so important that we do one thoughtful thing every day.

For people to be passionate about work and to own their engagement, they need to find their work highly meaningful. But that's not enough, says Jacqueline Throop-Robinson, founder of Spark Engagement Inc. and author of Fire Up Your Team: 50 Ways for Leaders to Connect, Collaborate and Create with their Teams. We also need to feel a sense a sense of progress. The act of celebrating is a market of progress and small wins keep us going for the longer haul, she says. Which is why companies can't overlook progress for purpose.

For more happiness, visit www.management30.com. 

Some of us live to work. Others work to live. But all of us, from time to time, have struggled to find harmony – and happiness – in the balance between our careers and our daily lives.

Today we speak with Anna Marie Frank, a renowned wellbeing expert, author, and entrepreneur, about work/life balance, corporate wellness, and how we can foster happiness for ourselves – and our employees – in every phase of our lives.

Anna Marie Frank is a doctor of traditional naturopathy and natural medicine, founder of the wellness center Happy Whole You, and author of the book Stop Bullying Yourself. 

Learn more about Anna here. 

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Happiness means different things to each of us. After doing extensive research, Management 3.0 founder Jurgen Appelo discovered a common thread: Happiness is something we create. It is not something to achieve. It is a path you choose, not a destination to arrive at.

So many of us spend our lives in pursuit of happiness. Instead of searching for it, we need to find ways to live it, embrace it, and implement it into our daily lives. That's why we created the 12 Steps to Happiness at Management 3.0.

You can find more information and even download a free poster of the 12 steps here.

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Find 'Happiness at Work' episode transcripts and search our entire catalog of episodes here.

Good leaders need team buy in, says Dave McKeown, CEO of Outfield Leadership and author of, Author of The Self-Evolved Leader. Find out why traditional leadership models are failing and how becoming self-evolved can change the trajectory of success. The first thing to do is recognize what's in your control and what isn't and be careful not to fall into a cycle of victimhood.

For more happiness, visit www.management30.com. 

Happiness is an emotion that results from a deep place of joy, says Aaron McHugh. Host of the Work Life Play podcast and author of Fire Your Boss: Discover Work You Love Without Quitting Your Job, Aaron says it doesn't make sense to strive for work-life balance and we can't live our lives in a cycle of 'ifs'. In this inspiring podcast, Aaron explains what it takes to keep moving amid hardship and how he used his resilience, to navigate all that life threw at him and how he teaches others to do the same.

For more, visit www.management30.com.

Hierarchical managers aren’t going to make it for too long, says Anna Tavis, professor and academic director of human capital management at NYU. "We all have the same size tile on the (Zoom) screen," she said. If the pandemic's taught us anything, it's that companies will start rethinking hierarchy and require their managers to bring their whole humanity to the job, she said. That means listening, asking questions, being observant and adopting new ways of recruitment and embracing digital transformation.

In order to truly change, we have to feel uncomfortable, says David Mantica, Vice President and general manager for Soft Ed US, a leading provider of transformational training services that works to support companies embrace agile methods. In his second Management 3.0 podcast appearance, David delves into why it's so important to be an adaptive leader, adopt a growth mindset and for leaders to realize that the only constant, is change.

For more, visit www.management30.com.

Margie Warrell wanted to write a book the reassured people. Little did she know it would come out just before coronavirus rocked the world, when everyone became in need of reassurance. Author of several inspiring books, including her latest, You've Got This: The Life-Changing Power of Trusting Yourself and host of the Live Brave podcast, Margie explains what it takes to live a purposeful and brave life. Find out why it's so important, if you're overwhelmed, so just stay still and allow yourself to really feel what's going on.

Most people are very generous but struggle with asking questions, says Wayne Baker author of All You Have to do is Ask, a book focused on helping individuals ask the questions that will bring them success. Find out why Wayne says three little words: Join, Give, Ask, can help push people who are afraid of asking questions into a different mentality and how to know when to ask someone a question and who to ask it to.

For more happiness, visit www.management30.com. 

Shelley Paxton went from Chief Marketing Officer at Harley-Davidson, to Chief Soul Officer of my her life and business. Author of Soulbbatical: A Corporate Rebel’s Guide to Finding Your Best Life and host of the Rebel Souls podcast, Shelley explains what it took for her to break away from the shackles of 'shoulds', and start living a life she was passionate about. Find out what it means to rebel for, rather than against something, and what it takes to stop lying to ourselves.

Shelley Paxton is joining Forward Virtual, November 19-20. She will be talking with Christopher Tuff, National Bestselling Author of The Millennial Whisperer, about adapting for the new world of work and workers.

For more happiness, visit www.management30.com. 

Author of the wildly famous, Managing for Dummies, Peter Economy takes a look back at his hit book and compares lessons with his newest book: Wait I’m the Boss?!? about what it takes to be an effective manager. Most of the key ingredients, building trust, empowering teams and knowing how to communicate, haven't changed, he says. Find out what it takes to be an excellent new manager and what habits old managers should shed.

For more happiness, visit www.management30.com. 

There is no contradiction between showing solidarity and having a successful company, says Tom van der Lubbe, co-founder of Viisi and speaker at our upcoming Forward Summit, on November 19 & 20. The coronavirus has reminded everyone what matters and the importance of human connection, says Tom. Join Tom on November 19, where he speaks at Management 3.0's first Forward Virtual Summit, about remebering that one day we will die, so we should value the life we are living. Buy your tickets today! https://fwd-summit.com/virtual/program/

For more happiness, visit www.management30.com. 

Years ago when Mike Robbins had to give up his baseball career due to injury, his one regret was not appreciating what he had while it was happening. Years later, the keynote speaker, podcast host and author of the new book, We're All in This Together, keeps a gratitude journal and asks himself and his family daily what they're grateful for. This has helped Mike coach and lead multinational compaines to encompass a culture of success and most of all psychological safety. Find out what it takes to create psychologically safe spaces for your teams, especially amid COVID-19, and what it looks like to appreciate what you have, when you have it.

For more happiness, visit www.management30.com. 

At the end of the day, leadership is about people: the people we lead, the people we work alongside, the people we learn from, and the people we aspire to be.

Today we speak with Ian Walker, Senior Director of Leadership and Employee Development at Salesforce, about the people – and the experiences – that have shaped his career, and the lessons he’s learned along the way.

We also discuss the world of tech, the future of artificial intellegence, and some simple strategies for fostering happiness and fulfillment in the workplace. 

Find Ian on LinkedIn here. 

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Happiness means different things to each of us. After doing extensive research, Management 3.0 founder Jurgen Appelo discovered a common thread: Happiness is something we create. It is not something to achieve. It is a path you choose, not a destination to arrive at.

So many of us spend our lives in pursuit of happiness. Instead of searching for it, we need to find ways to live it, embrace it, and implement it into our daily lives. That's why we created the 12 Steps to Happiness at Management 3.0.

You can find more information and even download a free poster of the 12 Steps here.

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Find 'Happiness at Work' episode transcripts and search our entire catalog of episodes here.

Financial guru Manisha Thakor has been able to retire at 50. Find out how this co-author of On My Own Two Feet: A Modern Girl’s Guide to Personal Finance and founder of moneyzen.com, navigated her way to financial success and what she advises people to overcome the various stages of: money shame, money guilt, money overwhelm and money confusion. An excellent podcast about making money less scary and excellent tips for entrepreneurs.

For more happiness, visit www.management30.com. 

Leaders need to be measuring results not face time, says Roberta Matuson, CEO of Matuson Consulting and author of the book Evergreen Talent: A Guide to Hiring and Cultivating a Sustainable Workforce. Find out why she says what's most important right now to creating optimal work environments, is to cut employees a break, stop micromanaging and most importantly, to genuinely check in and listen. And learn why Roberta earned the name Talent Maximizer, and how companies can maximize talent now and after COVID-19.

For more happiness, visit www.management30.com. 

Ryan Ripley, host of the podcast Agile for Humans and co-author of Fixing Your Scrum, talks about the benefits of Scrum values and Agile principles and how to avoid anti-scrum patterns. People love certainty, which makes it hard when people feel like they don't have it all figured out.

For more happiness, visit www.management30.com. 

In order to allow your team to flourish and find solutions, leaders have to stop leading from a place of fear and reaction and start being experimental leaders, says Melanie Parish, author of, The Experimental Leader: Be a New Kind of Boss to Cultivate an Organization of Innovators.

Find out what seven dysfunctional leadership styles to avoid and why self reflection is the key to stop being so reactive.

For more happiness, visit www.management30.com. 

We spend so much time avoiding feeling uncomfortable that we don't realize if we just sit with the emotions, we'll move past it. Amy Smith, certified confidence coach and host of The Joy Junkie Show, explains what it takes to have hard conversations at work and at home, how to say no, set boundaries and most of all to stop caring about what other people think.

For more happiness, visit www.management30.com. 

Now more than ever human resources needs a seat at the table. As companies work from home, teams need to build trust and they can do that by getting to know each other better. Jason Treu, author of Social Wealth and host of the Executive Breakthroughs podcast says that right now working remotely is going OK because everyone's in crisis mode with a common purpose. But he cautions that once that starts to fade we’ll go back to pre-COVID times, where companies are struggling to build effective cultures.

For more happiness, visit www.management30.com. 

If you change behavior you’ll change the nature of an organization, said Gregory Shea, co-author of Leading Successful Change, a book about helping organizations pivot successfully. Find out why we're not always framing the problem correctly when it comes to change and why culture change within organizations is the hardest shift for companies to make.

For more happiness, visit www.management30.com. 

Management 3.0 is putting on its first ever virtual and in-person conferences. Forward, is an avant-garde, first of its kind event to bring people together, share knowledge and learn new management and leadership skills. In this episode we go behind the scenes with our conference master, Sarah Startup.

Find out how we navigated making conference decisions during the Coronavirus, why our virtual conference in November is the only one of its kind and why these are two events you will not want to miss.

Sarah is the brains behind our fabulous Management 3.0 Summits: Forward Virtual and  Forward In-Person. Join us for Forward Virtual November 19 & 20. This event enables fantastic connections & networking throughout the world! Join this unique experience where we co-create & connect to redefine the future of management & leadership.

For more happiness, visit www.management30.com 

Alessandro Fossato, founder of Interlogica and self proclaimed facilitator for technological change, explains how his company went remote in just four hours when Italy went on lockdown due to the coronavirus and how now they'll never look back. Learn how his company dealt with the shift and why their new merit money system changed the way people think about giving gratitude.

For more happiness, visit www.management30.com. 

Even for remote working guru, Gonçalo Silva, what's happened because of the Coronavirus has changed things for his team. With more than a decade of remote working experience, Goncalo, CTO of Doist, a remote-based company that focuses on providing the tools that promote calmer and more balanced teams, says the situation has created a global bubble of anxiety. Find out why companies need to accept that the situation we're in isn't normal, in order to create clarity, foster trust and transparency among teams.

For more happiness, visit www.management30.com. 

Managing a business can feel like piloting a ship in a hurricane. We spend so much time responding, adapting, and adjusting course that it can be easy to lose sight of our destination.

Today we're joined by Steve Tendon, a sought-after adviser, coach, speaker, and founder of TameFlow Consulting. He shares some theoretical knowledge and practical advice for leaders hoping to spend more time on the things that matter, and less time just trying to stay afloat. 

Connect with Steve and learn more about TameFlow here. 

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Happiness means different things to each of us. After doing extensive research, Management 3.0 founder Jurgen Appelo discovered a common thread: Happiness is something we create. It is not something to achieve. It is a path you choose, not a destination to arrive at.

So many of us spend our lives in pursuit of happiness. Instead of searching for it, we need to find ways to live it, embrace it, and implement it into our daily lives. That's why we created the 12 Steps to Happiness at Management 3.0.

You can find more information and even download a free poster of the 12 steps here.

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Find 'Happiness at Work' episode transcripts and search our entire catalog of episodes here.

What holds people back is not fully knowing themselves, not knowing their strengths and not understanding how they think, said Joe Trodden, a coach who focuses on helping entrepreneurs develop their mindset to become effective leaders. Find out why the period between start-up and scale-up is pivotal for a business and why it's key for people need to find and understand their place in the company's story.

For more happiness, visit www.management30.com. 

You don’t need to think big to succeed, be open to chance and there is great power in community when it comes to business success. Eric Schultz, chairman and CEO of Sensitech and author of Innovation on Tap, recounts the greatest lessons as told by 25 American entrepreneurs. Find out why happy, successful entrepreneurs tend not to dent the future but rather work on a problem that’s immediate and present.

For more happiness, visit www.management30.com. 

Dr. Jennifer Goldman-Wetzler, leading expert on conflict and organizational psychology and author of, Optimal Outcomes: Free Yourself from Conflict at Work, at Home, and in Life, takes a counter intuitive approach to resolving conflict. Find out why conflicts aren't always resolvable, but why freeing ourselves from conflict in order to achieve freedom, is possible. An insightful and refreshing look at breaking our own patterns during conflict.

For more happiness, visit www.management30.com.