Why do we choose not to be clear?

Are we flawed or are we human?

How does nurturing ourselves benefit our businesses?

These and other urgent questions are addressed when joyful living guru Cordelia Gaffar joins The Rabbi and the Shrink.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/cordelia-gaffar/

http://cordeliagaffar.com/

2:00  The value of joy-mongering and joy-bonding

Elevate our interactions rather than being transactional

Joy is a function of growth, progress, purpose and connection

Our vocabulary creates our world

How joy addresses the lack of trust in business

The corrosive effect of tracking software

9:00 How nurturing ourselves benefits our businesses

Different kinds of rest, diet, and exercise are essential to a joyful disposition

Emotions and thoughts influence and are influenced by our state of being

We have more control over thoughts than feelings and most control over our actions

14:00 Doubt, frustration, isolation, powerlessness depress our attitude and performance

The complexity of “safe spaces”

Culture flows top-down, modeling trusting behavior promotes a culture of trust

Experimentation is the human condition

19:00 Clear communication leads to productive cooperation and collaboration

Why do we choose not to be clear?

We have to know who we are and who others are

Are we flawed or are we human?

Vulnerability promotes trust

Ally-ship and followership

The value of silence

29:00 The word of the day: sesquipedalian 

polysyllabic; long.

• characterized by long words; long-winded.

We need to communicate in a way that strikes a balance between concise and thorough