Sometimes coaching or consultancy clients comment on the depth of the work we are doing, the suggestion being that they find it unusual to be operating beneath the everyday. But the thing …
Our unconscious can’t tell the difference
I knew it was a slip as soon as I said it... I’m sat having coffee and a catch-up with a friend. Getting a little too carried away talking about an issue with a third party, I express some annoyance. …
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Turning our questions on ourselves, and why we should
Helping a client work through an issue, it occurs to me, not the first time, that I could do with answering some of my questions myself. Nothing very earth-shattering there. What is new for me is …
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Abrasiveness loses in the end
An interesting lesson highlighted in UK politics this week... UK Government Chief Whip Andrew Mitchell finally resigned after being abusive to a policeman on security duty in Downing Street (outside …
Enabling learning—it’s all about the egos
Read the literature on organizational learning and you’ll find convincing descriptions of how fear or embarrassment impedes learning by individuals and teams. When something doesn’t turn out as …
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Being principled – are you a softer target or a tougher one?
We might worry that operating in a principled and compassionate way makes us vulnerable—vulnerable to those who are happy to trample others in their quest for success; individuals who don’t care what …
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