Insights

When conflict happens in the workplace, how you handle it counts. Chances are, that at some stage during the past year, you have: Slammed a door in anger Walked out of a meeting, thinking “what is the point” “it doesn’t matter” Felt hurt, embarrassed or resentful about how an interaction […]

When is an Executive Coach Useful? Sometimes it’s tricky to decide if coaching, mentoring or training is right for you or other managers in your organisation. Coaching provides a unique vehicle for confidential and highly qualified input to expand and significantly improve a manager’s performance. Each manager’s situation is unique, […]

Strain can turn ‘good’ managers into ‘bullies’. Just the thought of being bullied sends shivers down our spines. The sense of frustration, anger and helplessness that it places us in, especially when we feel that there is no effective place to go to have it resolved. But what about the […]

In the same way that experiencing stress is ‘in the eye of the beholder’, so too is the effectiveness of coping strategies. The strategy that you may swear by may be barely passable for someone else, but that’s OK. The trick is to find a coping strategy that works for […]

The key difference between those who strive harder and longer, take negative feedback well, have higher resilience and emerge successful from setback and adversity is not their: Level of skill, Level of teamwork, nor Level of commitment. It is those who have a strong ‘sense of purpose’ or ‘moral compass’. […]

Trust is separate but integral to organisational change. It is a bit like the elastic holding up Grandpa’s pyjama bottoms – it can’t be seen, but we would certainly know if it failed – the pyjamas would end up around Grandpa’s knees. This is the experience common to many organisations’ […]