This week's (5/17/10 to 5/23/10) Work Matters show encourages listeners to take a moment to reflect before doing or saying something that could have negative consequences in the workplace.

Have you had encounters that you wish you had handled differently? Do you find yourself in situations where you need to apologize for your reactions? Do you react in anger?

This week's guest Nance Guilmartin offers some solid advice about taking your time to react to a situation. Nance is an executive coach and the author of The Power of Pause. She explains the process and benefits of pausing to reflect rather than reacting automatically.

Then Nan joins her friend and colleague Beth Pelkofsky to field listener questions in the regular segment of Uncommon Sense. They also discuss a recent article by Peter Cappelli about Leadership Lessons from India.

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