Recovery from Command-and-Control: A Twelve-Step Program

“Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.” ― Voltaire

An excellent post on how to use the Constructive behaviours of the Human Synergistics Circumplex for effective communication. Great insight!

At the top of the HSI circumplex is Satisfaction (blue) . At the bottom is Security (red and green). Jodie Nevid of BRS makes the link between vulnerability and the courage to leave security behind. Arguably this idea is the key to really effective leadership.

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…

“I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You’re doing things you’ve never done before, and more importantly, you’re Doing Something. So that’s my wish for you, and…

John Cleese provides some great insights into how NOT to create an environment for teaming and innovating.  Those familiar with the Human Synergistics Circumplex listen out for the Passive and Aggressive leadership behaviours.