Do those with the most humility have the most influence? Or is vocalising knowledge and expertise an essential part of gaining the attention required to make a difference? Often it seems that those …
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Are we talking about the same thing?
The conversation seems to go round in circles. Actually, it would be more accurate to say it meanders all over the place. The participants do seem to be talking about one subject though. After all, …
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Changing what you know
... as opposed to what you know about. It’s one thing to know about something, quite another to know a subject and be able to deploy it in life. Unless you can do (or be) something, you don't know …
Are you condemning yourself to be wrong?
We see it as all or nothing with political leaders, and others too for that matter. If there’s something we dislike about them or what they’ve done, we’re inclined to dismiss everything about …
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Clarity or ambiguity—which is your friend?
Most of us have been brought up to seek precision; to look for clarity; the one right answer. So it seems natural to be uncomfortable with ambiguity. And yet... Sometimes ambiguity is our friend. …
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Profiling—reformer or reinforcer?
There’s a problem with the team. They’re not performing as effectively as we would expect... Tempting perhaps to reach for the psychometric profiling tools to understand who’s doing what and …