Fear is an inhibitor, for the most part—an inhibitor of evolution and innovation. Sure, sometimes a bit of a fright helps us get moving, but if we're too scared to take risks, we can't …
Bullying in the workplace – often due to weak relationship skills?
The onlookers hold their breath... Frank has worked in the organization for years. He’s just queried the young, new manager’s request to undertake a task in a particular way. Frank doesn’t think it’s …
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Is our instinctive, defensive response to competition the right one?
When the going gets tough, when markets contract, when budgets decline, when promotion is rare, our instinctive response is to retreat and defend what we have. Parts of our brain that kept us alive in …
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“Flexibility and weakness are completely different” – Aung San Suu Kyi
“A steel wire is strong because it is flexible; a glass rod is rigid but may shatter.” Aung San Suu Kyi has been criticised alternately for being too flexible and too rigid, but her continuing appeal …
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What is the source of Aung San Suu Kyi’s peaceful power?
How is it that the Burmese generals with access to so much military might fear Aung San Suu Kyi - a slight 65-year woman? OK, so their fear has diminished enough for her to be released, for the moment …
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