NEXT ELEMENT E-NEWS

2009 June Issue

“This  training  has  provided  more  resources  to actually implement
effective communication processes than I have ever experienced.  My team and
I are seeing immediate results.”
- Jerrie Rankin, Director of Practice Management, Wichita Clinic, KS
www.wichitaclinic.com

NE CORNER

Psychologist John Gottman refers to the Four Horseman.  A concept he
coined in regards to predicting if marriages will end or survive, they are
defensiveness, stonewalling, criticism and contempt.  He contends that if
this is consistently present in a marriage then the marriage will end.  Our
PCM marital workshop can help identify the horseman and exclude them from
your relationship.  We all will get our needs met in either healthy or
unhealthy ways.  The Four Horseman is an example of how spouses get their
needs met in unhealthy ways.  Be free from the Horseman and join us in our
marriage retreat!
Link: http://www.amazon.com/Seven-Principles-Making-Marriage-Work/dp/0609805797/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1243015522&sr=1-1

COMING THIS SUMMER

“Relate  to Your Mate,” a PCM get-away retreat for couples.  Plan a
special long weekend, with your special someone, at beautiful Post Oak Lodge
in  Tulsa,  Oklahoma.   A  truly  unique  event  – enjoy an exclusive,
all-inclusive getaway while enhancing your relationship through better
communication skills.  We’ve lowered the price too!
Link: http://next-element.com/services/seminars/relate-to-your-mate

“Imagination  is  everything.  It  is  the  preview  of  life’s coming
attractions” – Albert Einstein

THE NEW GENERATION

If you work with a millennial, also called Generation Y, (someone born
between 1980 and 2000), you may have discovered that what  motivates them is
different than your older employees or co-workers.   Bethel College in North
Newton is offering a free public seminar on June 4th.  Allison J. McFarland,
Bethel College professor of management and marketing, will talk about the
newest generation of employees to join the American workforce.  For more
information,  “The  New  Generation  at Work: Managing
Millennials”  Link: http://www.thekansan.com/archive/x124596041/McFarland-to-speak-about-Millennials

BOOK RECOMMENDATION

“Blink” by Malcolm Gladwell
Blink has a wealth of information and wisdom.  I am going to point out a
specific part of the book that I found fascinating.  “People don’t sue
doctors they like.”  This is a quote from a leading medical malpractice
lawyer, quoted in the book.  A point the book makes is that people will sue
their doctors because of how they were treated relationally not medically.
A medical researcher reports that she found in a study of surgeons, those
who had not been sued spent three minutes or longer with their patients.
Blink is a great book and is very much aligned with the philosophy at Next
Element that relationships mean everything.  There is great stuff in this
book, we hope you enjoy it!
Link: http://www.gladwell.com/blink/index.html

WHITE PAPER

To Versus With: The process of building collaborative relationships.
Link: http://next-element.com/2009/04/to-versus-with

“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what
you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya
Angelou  Link: http://www.mayaangelou.com

UPCOMING EVENTS

Process Parenting (6/6)
Process Communication for Educators  (6/8-6/10)
Leadership Communication (7/10)
Relate to Your Mate (7/24-7/26)
PCM 3 Day & Advanced (8/3-8/7)
We’ve reduced the price of our marriage retreat!  Please check back on our
website often for recent updates!

SEE YOU AT…

The  Kansas  Academy  of  Family Physicians 2009 Annual Meeting and
Scientific Session.  Nate will be presenting, “Here’s How to Reach Me:
Doctor-Patient Communication and Patient Outcomes” on June 18.  Link: http://www.kafponline.org

Jeff  will  be  presenting,  “Engaging Families and Communities in the
Treatment Process” on June 23 at the Kansas Governor’s Conference on
Juvenile Justice.   Link: http://www.dce.k-state.edu/conf/juvenilejustice

The Great Lenexa BBQ, find Nate and his team, “Three Men and a Butt,”
June 26 – 27.   I’m sure they’d be happy to give you taste.  Here’s hoping
Nate will bring home a winning trophy to display in the office!
Link: http://www.lenexa.ks.us/parks/bbq.html

The 2009 PCM International Congress, Potomac, Maryland, July 16-17.
Jeff, Jamie and Nate will all be presenting!

Post Oak Lodge, Tulsa, Oklahoma for our special couples retreat July 24-26.

HOT WING UPDATE

Nate and I were in Santa Monica, CA at a place called Yankee Doodles.  Of course we had the wings!  The meat was good and the sauce was tasty.  However, they had a spice that is not nice, and they were not spicy enough to get a 4 rating, therefore I gave them a 3.75  Link: http://www.yankeedoodles.com

Posted on June 11, 2009 by MicheleEdiger

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