In both the coaching and consulting environments I am often approached by individuals or organisations to support them in resolving a particular issue confronting them. A foremost question in my mind is always, “Are they focussed on the right thing?” The tendency is for people to focus on the issue or behaviours that are right in […]
Is it ok to appear vulnerable or is it a weakness? Do we sometimes feel vulnerable but hide it because pride stops us sharing the fact? If we do expose our vulnerability to others, what are the consequences? The American researcher and author Brene Brown Ph.D., LM.S.W has done a great deal in recent times to […]
A friend was telling me the other day how she often has ideas suddenly occur to her about solutions to problems or things she ought to do but then the moment passes. She said sometimes she follows through but more often she forgets her idea, or cannot bring it back to mind with the same […]
No two heads are the same. It’s obvious isn’t it? We know it. But then we forget to think about it! It was a quarter century ago, yes a full 25 years, and I was sitting with one of the deputy secretaries of the department I was then in. We were talking about a policy change […]
Image: © Sebastian Barrios Slight. Who is it you can really rely on to give honest feedback about your actions in the workplace and who can you trust to support you when you are trying to change behaviours or habits? I was motivated to write this post by several coaching and leadership discussions over the past year and a recent […]
The purpose of this post is to provide some insight to how the Life Styles Inventory ™ (LSI) developed by Human Synergistics International can assist individuals in measuring their level of effectiveness in the work place. THE LSI is one of a number of diagnostic tools available to test behavioural styles and strengths. In my experience working with leadership teams […]
The purpose of this post is to share the important research done by Susan Cain into the place of introverts in our World. Susan has published her work in her book, “QUIET. The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking”. It is published in Australia by the Penguin Group (Australia) 2013. In […]
The purpose of this post is to provide a brief introduction to how PRISM Brain Mapping can be used in the coaching context. There are many diagnostic tools that people can use to help better understand their strengths and areas for development, their behavioural preferences, their impact on others and their personality types. Some of these, such as […]
I recently wrote a post which canvassed thinking on ways to manage stress as a means of being resilient. This post takes the issue a little further in addressing the notion that psychological hardiness, or mental toughness, also has a moderating effect on how we deal with the physical and mental strain of working in stressful […]
What the Heck is ARBEJDSGLAEDE!? Well, its Scandinavian for Happiness at Work of course! I just wanted to share this YouTube link because it is relevant to recent discussions I have had with one of my coachees and with a couple of teams. In particular it picks up the theme that everyone in a workplace can be a […]