Does saying no to others mean you are oppositional?
Erin Petrys shares some thinking on the Oppositional Style.
Erin Petrys shares some thinking on the Oppositional Style.
We have emotions. Emotions drive intuition. Intuition drives understanding and results. In turn understanding and results drives our emotions. IF we learn to think clearly AND use our intuition THEN we get even more understanding and results. Imagine what thinking clearly might do for the culture of your organisation … More and more understanding More and more positive emotion…
One way to reduce your reliance on power as a behaviour style is to give the power away. If you do that you are likely to increase your use of Affiliative and Humanistic-Encouraging behaviour. That is probably why the saying works.
Core values are fundamental beliefs that are well-developed and have probably been part of your character for years. When you do something that contradicts these values, your intuition, or gut feeling, will serve as a reminder that something isn’t right. When your work, life activities and goals are in sync with your core values, there…
Procrastination is a favourite human past time but in reality it is simply avoidance. By having your head in the clouds or by burying it in the sand you are trying to control your experience. But you aren’t controlling your experience you are delaying it. It is not as safe as you think. “One ought never to…
Ironically, the only thing that seems to cut us off from authentic and constructive leadership behaviour is our thoughts and beliefs around needing to protect ourselves from others, be significant and therefore to be separate from them. If we believe that we are separate from people, need to demonstrate our own significance and we need…
Do you feel like you always have to ask for direction, always say “Yes” when people ask things of you, always defer to others for decisions? You may feel like you have no choice. You are being dependent. Self worth comes from within. Trust you judgement, take the initiative, set and achieve goals of your…