Fear of loss in organisations: A humble lesson from Zach Sobiech in Soul Pancake’s My Last Days
To what extent does fear determine your emotional response? I ask this as I reflect on an impacting story about Zach Sobiech and my own… Read more
The importance of defining meaning in times of uncertainty
What do you say you do for a day job? Program websites? Build widgets? Manage people? Sell things? Deliver stuff? Cook, clean, care, or create?… Read more
The importance of defining meaning in times of uncertainty
What do you say you do for a day job? Program websites? Build widgets? Manage people? Sell things? Deliver stuff? Cook, clean, care, or create?… Read more
Fierce conversations principle 5: Trust your instincts (and be the CEO of you)
‘Don’t just trust your instincts. Obey them’, Susan Scott states in principle five of her Fierce Conversations book. The premise behind the fifth principle is… Read more
Autocratic versus Democratic leadership: Are you the right tool for the right job?
‘When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail’, as the Maslow quote goes. The best leadership is said to be situational,… Read more
Anthony Robbins’ five steps to control your life, with a practical sales spreadsheet example
Can you gain control in your life in just five steps? Anthony Robbins says it is likely if you follow practices he outlines in part… Read more
Fierce conversations principle 3: Be here and nowhere else (smartphones versus one-to-ones)
My review of Scott’s third principle of fierce conversations comes at a time when I am increasingly conscious of the technology distractions around me. While… Read more
Fierce Conversations Principle 2: Three steps to change and coming out from behind the curtain
Open the curtain “Pay no attention to what is behind the curtain.” Such can be said about many people and organisations. The curtain is a… Read more
Scott’s Fierce Conversations Principle 1: Interrogate reality to measure integrity – when everything smells like roses
We have a running joke in my house related to certain bodily odours. The conversation goes: “Ugh, what’s that smell?” followed by a standard response… Read more
Making the list: What we can learn from lists of the best and worst CEOs
We all aspire to be the “best”, but this means that there are those who are also the “worst”. Imagine that at some point in… Read more
Planning your New Year and passion for work: Goleman’s model for emotional intelligence and lessons from John Lauer
December holidays once again present the opportunity to pause, evaluate our previous calendar year, and decide on the type of world we choose to create… Read more
Referring to people as resources: Three reasons why we do it and what to do about it
I recently came across this critique aimed at those who use the word “resource” to refer to people. The post inferred that those who use such… Read more
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