To what extent should leaders expect to feel uncomfortable—a little of the time, a lot of the time, or somewhere in the middle? Sometimes people in leadership positions comment that such and such …
Social media—a normative influence?
We hear commentary that social media has a detrimental effect on ability to relate to other people—not too sure about that myself. Leaving that debate to one side, here's another aspect... The very …
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Respect and goodwill go a long way
Leaving aside the politics, and the relative merit of either presidential candidate... Mitt Romney made an interesting comment—interesting in the context of the theme here: “I learned as the Governor …
If you want to understand organizations (and the world)…
Somebody said—I can’t remember who—if you want to understand organizations, try changing them. That’s a good insight, in my opinion. Certainly it’s my experience that making changes to organizations …
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Fundamental or superficial?
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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