One day he says one thing; the next another. He just doesn’t seem to “know his own mind.” If only he would stick to what he said. Frustrating, but are we really any different? It’s a curious …
Is trust an all or nothing thing?
One idea leads to another. Quickly the project takes shape. It’s all quite unexpected and the end result is way beyond the initial starting point. Why? Because the individuals involved trust each …
What a shocker: Trader acts in accordance with what he values
As do we all. Did you hear the surprise? If the world wide web could gasp, you would have heard it from mid-ocean. A city trader said candidly that he hoped for another recession because he could …
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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 individual learning enough to deliver organizational learning?
You’ve heard it before. You might even have said it yourself... “Training doesn’t work.” or “When I get back to the workplace, I find it very hard to apply what I’ve learned.” These can be …
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Does a focus on relationship skills weaken or strengthen our ability to be firm or even tough when we need to?
Do you come across people who seem to think becoming more skilful at relationships will somehow undermine their power, or what they think is their power? I do. Now, we always have conflict, at least …