Judge a man by his questions …
“Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.” ― Voltaire
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Why is it so hard to be an authentic and constructive leader?
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…
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How to coach a personal breakthrough in 180 minutes.
I am sometimes asked how we can guarantee a personal breakthrough in thinking in less than 180 minutes. It sounds unusual (most breakthroughs do at first) but the biggest obstacle to helping a client get the clarity at the velocity required for a real breakthrough is the coach polluting the session with their own content…
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Organisational culture – a valuable asset, expensive liability…
“Culture drives high performance and therefore has a direct impact on the bottom line.”
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Bend some rules!
Being conventional has it’s benefits. You can manage risk, be reliable, comply with policy and be safe. But, it has it’s down sides. It restricts creativity and dampens your level of achievement. You end up living someone else’s life. Bend some rules. “Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy to growth” – John…
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Mindfulness + 7 other principles that go with it.
At YourThinkingCoach.com we have been exploring mindfulness. We discovered that it is just one of a set of 8 Buddhist principles that support and reinforce each other. Here is our take on it: Right Understanding – Sammā ditthi – Try it out for yourself and then decide. Right Intention – Sammā san̄kappa – Commit to…
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Culture and Performance – The NON-RESPONSIVE Stage (Part 2 of 6)
This is a great series of videos I first saw Shaun McCarthy, Chairman of Human Synergistics, New Zealand & Australia deliver at the 2011 Human Synergistics Conference. The aim of this series of dramatisations is to depict organisations at different stages of consciousness with respect to the relationship between CULTURE and PERFORMANCE. In this scene,…
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