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Jun 20, 20222 min read

Let's win this

The adversarial approach to conflict, decision-making and hard conversations is very damaging for any team or organisation. People resent...

Jun 7, 20222 min read

The place of the squeeze

The place of the squeeze, as Pema Chödrön calls it, is where we find ourselves in an uncomfortable position, cornered by feelings we...

May 20, 20223 min read

Where does all this go?

A couple of months ago I started using a bullet journal. I find it quite useful to organise my chaotic and creative mind and balance it...

May 6, 20222 min read

Check this before you get into the room

Anger is just a feeling. It’s what we do with it that’s the problem. When people don’t control their anger, it can be dangerous. When I...

Apr 25, 20222 min read

The optimal zone in a conversation

You can’t change people (and believe me, I’ve tried very hard). Change is always self-directed. I know you know this, but if you listen...

Mar 31, 20223 min read

This is how to ask when you don't have power

How do you ask for what you want when you are not in a position of power? How do you ask when the other person has the authority and the...

Feb 28, 20222 min read

Don't find your niche too early

Have you heard that it takes about 10,000 hours of practice to become a pro? Well, it seems this doesn’t always work. Not unless you are...

Feb 16, 20223 min read

Because I told you to

What would you say if you were asked to administer electric shocks to a person you don’t know just because he gave you the wrong answer...

Jan 28, 20221 min read

How to get it right

There is a way of getting it right in every single conversation. Or maybe not? Do reward and punishment influence behaviour? How can we...

Jan 14, 20222 min read

It doesn't need to be complex

Did you notice the speed of change? It’s creating massive communication challenges. Some of these are related to the level of stress and...

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