Have you told a lie today? Statistically, you will have told two. So why do we lie? Well, it’s an evolutionary trait actually. Evolutionists believe that the reason we have such large brains is to help us navigate the complexity of our societies and social structures. The ability to tell a convincing lie is one […]
Category: Training
The 7 Deadly sins of training
I have been in the corporate world for most of my professional career. Just before I branched out on my own, I was the Organisational Development lead for a multimillion- pound IT programme protecting a multibillion-pound government asset. I had in my portfolio the Culture, Capability and Resilience of both the IT and the Programme […]
Moving Over at the Top
Moving over when you are at the top is an emotionally charged situation no matter how it came around. I remember when Bush stood on the steps of the Whitehouse to greet Clinton for the first time, he stood steadfast at the top of the steps and let Clinton walk all the way up to […]
The Away Day/Team Building Conundrum
Back when I was a Learning and Development Business Partner, I met with a manager from one of my client areas to discuss the training plans for his team. Beaming me a big smile, he opened with, “I want to take them to a cook school!” “Right,” I said beaming right back at him ‘“Tell me about […]
Mediation – Strike While The Iron Is Hot – But How Hot?
Janice had the birthday card for their manager Jack on her desk. Whenever there was a birthday in the department she was always the one collecting the money and circulating the cards. She had 2 people left to sign this particular card but was stuck on a telephone call with a client, a client determined […]
Stress Awareness Month – You Can’t Find Inner Peace By Shouting About It
The month of April is Stress Awareness Month. Stress means different things to different people; well at least the degrees and duration of stress do, so there is no template for tagging and categorising it. In general, if you are subject to stress, you will not be expecting to feel particularly good either mentally or […]
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