Compassion – using a sandwich
12 June 2020Sometimes leaders confuse compassion with accepting under performance, for example, Jack has a sick child and is constantly missing deadlines. To ensure the project gets finished on time other staff are forced to work late.... Read more >
Let us all thrive
5 June 2020Several weeks back I was walking after dark and behind me a chap started shouting abuse. Becoming scared I looked for refuge, but the houses were all dark. ... Read more >
Care don’t cure
29 May 2020It is said that the two things humans seek from others is to be accepted and understood. Validation can help us feel both. ... Read more >
Thinking comes afterwards
24 April 2020There is a lovely adage: When you’re thinking you’re not seeing what is truly there. In our educated world we seem to believe that thinking is important, indeed so important that Descartes said... Read more >
Creating abundance
3 February 2020There remains lots of support for new year resolutions. I find this interesting…Not because the support is required – with help goals can be achieved faster (and in any case it’s my... Read more >
Our actions matter
6 January 2020Over the last few months we have seen both the best and the less than best actions of people. The terrible fires and resulting destruction that have erupted in every Australian State... Read more >
Turning relationships around
6 September 2019The way we behave with others drives how others will behave with us. Whether that interaction produces positive results depends on the situation, our knowledge and the interpretative strategies we employ. We... Read more >
The body speaks louder than words
16 August 2019Communication is the mainstay of relationships. It’s so important that we are able to appraise another in milliseconds of meeting, and then hold onto that appraisal until its proven wrong. We communicate... Read more >
Everyone is doing the best that they can
26 July 2019Today everyone in your office is doing the best they can. Do you realise this? … Yes, there are people who are not willing to put in the hours or the effort... Read more >
Let’s party
17 October 2018Is it the fear of not being perfect that’s making elopement de rigueur? Within an 18 month period I’m celebrating in absentia 3 weddings. That is 3 friends or family are enjoying their... Read more >