We perhaps tend to think of "brand" from the purely business point of view of supporting a premium price for a product or attracting customers. But the concept is also very relevant to relationships …
Feeling included (or not)
How is it that it makes such a difference if we make sure people feel included? I understand the explanation to be a deep-seated part of our nature—the need to belong to a group to survive—literally. …
We don’t challenge what we say ourselves
We don't challenge what we say ourselves. (Not unless we're like Gollum in The Lord of the Rings anyway.) OK, we might be conflicted about some subject of concern to us, and have some inner tension …
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Overcoming ego
We all have an ego. We couldn't function properly without one. We need our sense of separateness. On the other hand... Our ego can blind us to the feedback we need to receive in order to grow and to …
Are you associated with the problem?
I don't mean are you causing the problem: I mean are you engaged with it; or engaged with the people who are dealing with it? If not, you probably won't have much impact. If you're dissociated from …
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Giving them (and us) time to think
It's tempting, if we have a point to put across, to be rather full-on about it; to give the other person "the benefit of our wisdom" in short order, in the hope perhaps that the very energy and pace …