As a management consultant, coach and mentor of 45 years, a corporate manager before that and a business owner – I know this to be true. Group-think and preemptive-think exist less in these environments; there is again, no doubt that these two types of ‘non-thinking’ are real cancers in the majority of businesses, right through…
I have migrated my efforts from my previous websites dealing with this topic to this, which is now my main site. If you are experiencing bullying? If you are responsible for people bullying? If you are being counselled because someone thinks you are bullying? Reach out to me and let’s talk! My experience is that…
Saturday 27th May 2023 and yet another sad story about lack of governance and integrity within a big so-called ‘respectable’ organisation. This time (once again) PwC, but it could as quickly have been any of their level competitors! I wrote to Helen Fazzino (PwC Managing PArtner People, partnerships and culture) today via LinkedIn saying “As…
I am writing to give you a glimpse at something you no doubt have either personal or peripheral knowledge of. Unrequited school/life experience. What do I want you to do with this information? Share the story so those who haven’t yet found their way can get a glimmer of hope! There is plenty of press and…
CASE STUDY. A new client came to me as both a consulting and recruitment solution as they were moving into the final stages of their strategic plan and that was about integrating vertically. As part of their brief they stated what they were doing, how they were doing it and the people they needed. Listening…
Definitions-Contrarian: A person who takes an opposing view, especially one who rejects the majority opinion, as in economic matters www.dictioary.com A contrarian is defined as a person who opposes or rejects popular opinion. Despite most people conforming to social norms simply out of laziness to go against the grain if anything else, some people remain resistant, developing…
Everyone is so astonished with the revelations re Rathjen! Equally, the Berejiklian/Maguire saga another example. There are loads of skeletons everywhere, in sport, in business, in families … and 99% of the time, someone, if not lots of people know; and do nothing! Then there is the game blame, the fault, the guilt, the distasteful…
Man’s Search for Meaning – Helpful quotes, Vikto E Frankl The comments of Professor Frankl are such that the reader will be moved, awoken and motivated. It is perhaps best to consume just a few quotes each day as part of the self awareness, self improvment daily diet. It would be a shame to…
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INTELLIGENT DISOBEDIENCE – 04.04.2020 © The usual explanation of Intelligent disobedience is that it occurs where a service animal trained to help a disabled person goes directly against the owner’s instructions in an effort to make a better decision (about to walk into an unexpected hole). This behaviour is a part of the dog’s training…
