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Trainer Tip: One of the basic philosophies of Nonviolent Communication is valuing everyone’s needs equally. That means that you consider your needs to be equal to another person’s needs. If someone asks you for empathy, and you choose to empathize at you own expense, you're not living in a Nonviolent Communication consciousness. Be aware of your own needs today when someone asks you to be their emotional support.

Misunderstandings can be painful. We can easily avoid this by checking what the other person understood from what we said, and ask the other person to do the same. Doing this is especially important when it comes to planning, shared decision-making, and when emotions are strong. Also, the more someone knows you, the more they think they already know what you mean -- which can get in the way of really hearing you. Here are a variety of ways to approach this simple strategy.

Trainer Tip: When someone acts in baffling ways we can either wonder about what’s going on with the other person, create our own stories about it (blame, resent, make assumptions), or inform ourselves by asking. This is an opportunity to learn something new.

Turn feedback into a path for learning and growth by understanding what makes it challenging.

Open your heart across differences with humility and courage as you explore new perspectives.

Integrate empathy into daily life with ease and authenticity through practical tools and guidance.

Transform your meeting facilitation with sociocratic tools like circle meetings and more.

Watch Jim and Jori Manske in this video as they share three key learnings about collaborating effectively.

Learn how to move from blame to understanding when needs aren’t met.

John Kinyon shares how self-connection and mourning help balance your needs with others’.