“BRIDGING CULTURAL DIFFERENCES -- WHEN THE LABEL OFFENDS” SELECTED AS FEATURED BLOG BY BESTTHINKING.COM

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(Free-Press-Release.com) February 16, 2011 -- Leading Consciously, LLC announces that Jean Latting’s blog post, "How to label people when bridging cultural differences, Part 2 — When the Label Offends," has been selected as a Featured Blog for the BestThinking.com home page.

The blog will be featured on Saturday, February 19, 2011 on this web page: http://www.bestthinking.com/all/blogs.

Written by Jean Latting, President of Leading Consciously, the featured blog post analyzes a segment on “Season 25,” a new show on OWN, the Oprah Winfrey Network. The segment focuses on what happened behind the scenes after Oprah unintentionally made an offensive remark to a guest during the taping of a show.

The post analyzes how Oprah and her staff responded to the incident and provides guidelines for leaders might handle similar situations.

Jean Latting’s blog appears at Leading Consciously’s website: www.leadingconsciously.com. It is reproduced on several online venues including BestThinking.com.

“When the Label Offends” is the second post in a series on how labeling others affects efforts to bridge cultural differences. Related posts include the following:
• NEW TOPIC: Is it okay to label people?

• How to label people when bridging cultural differences? Part I
• How to label people when bridging cultural differences Part 3: When meanings shift

The congratulatory announcement from BestThinking.com read in part, “There is no cost or obligation to be featured. This is simply a recognition of the anticipated interest in your work.”

This is the fourth time Jean Latting’s work has been recognized by BestThinking.com. She was a Featured Thinker on the home page on Tuesday, November 23, 2010 and again on Tuesday, December 28, 2010. Her blog post, Anxiety Self-Help, was a featured blog on January 9, 2011.

Jean Latting blogs about achieving one’s goals, building effective relationships, bridging differences, mind-body connections, handling anxiety-producing workplace dynamics, and other topics.

Leading Consciously is a leadership development firm for those who wish to make a difference in their work, personal, and community lives. The company offers leadership assessment, consultation, and training based on the concepts and skills of Reframing Change: How to Deal with Workplace Dynamics, Influence Others, and Bring People Together to Initiate Positive Change, co-authored by Jean Latting & Jean Ramsey.

We are committed to helping you realize your potential. Please visit our website at www.leadingconsciously.com for information about our excellent assessment tools and consultation and coaching services.

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