What is Self-Concept
What is Self-Concept? What is self-concept? It is the totality of the individual’s thoughts and feelings having reference to himself or herself as an object. Our confidence to engage others is […]
Socialization, Social Identity, and the Formation of Values
Socialization, Social Identity, and the Formation of Values In this post I discuss what I mean by, “Socialization, Social Identity, and the Formation of Values.” During a course we typically […]
Spheres of Influence
Spheres of Influence In this post we’ll discuss the role that spheres of influence play in society. As each of the three Venn Leader domains develop continuously throughout the course […]
What is the Difference between Groups, Roles, and Status?
What is the Difference between Groups, Roles, and Status? Let’s further define social structure. In this post we’ll answer the question, “What is the Difference between Groups, Roles, and Status?” […]
Social Institutions
What are Social Institutions? In this post we will discuss social institutions to continue develop the understating of social framework. Social institutions are a group of people with common interests […]
Basics Leadership Skills
Basics Leadership Skills This post is about Basics Leadership Skills and how each of can become better leaders. Leadership happens when four factors come together. Consider the activity you’ve recently […]
Types of Bystanders
Types of Bystanders [1] This is a quick post about the Types of Bystanders. I’ll definitely revisit this post in the future – but I wanted to get a few […]
Communications Process
Communications Process The communications process is an incredibly complex event – every time we communicate. It is based largely on our social identity and self-concept. Social identity theory[1] says that […]
Courageous Communication Pt.1
Courageous Communication One trick to having an effective conversation, regardless of the audience is to use Courageous Communication. There are countless books and websites devoted to helping us have better, […]
Inter-Personal Communications Skills
Inter-Personal Communications Skills There are four key areas of inter-personal communication skills emphasized throughout this program. Respect the process Communication is a complex, constantly occurring phenomenon. It happens in every […]