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Eliyahu M. Goldratt: A Psychological Deep Dive into Life’s Challenges
ByKarl Perry September 7, 2023September 11, 2023

Eliyahu M. Goldratt, revered for his Theory of Constraints, ventured beyond the typical business paradigms. Throughout his works, he delves deep into the human psyche, unpacking the mental and emotional challenges we face. His collaboration with his daughter, Efrat Goldratt-Ashlag, is particularly illuminating, shedding light on the psychological barriers to a fulfilling life. Goldratt’s Psychological…

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Individual Coaching | Mindset

Mindset Mastery: Turning Your Inner Critic into Your Inner Cheerleader 📣
ByKarl Perry April 24, 2023June 20, 2023

Ready to kick negative self-talk to the curb? Sign up for my FREE email series and become the best version of yourself – all while learning to master your mindset! In today’s fast-paced world, developing a strong mindset that enables you to navigate life’s challenges with resilience and confidence is more important than ever. One…

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Human Synergistics | Leadership | Mindset | The Circumplex

How to see your thinking and behaviour styles
ByKarl Perry April 11, 2023December 17, 2023

They say a picture paints a thousand words. They also say that human behaviour is complex. Fortunately, Human Synergistics International has a model that paints a picture of human behaviour. It is called a Circumplex. The Circumplex is a visual model of humans’ thinking and behaviour styles. It is used to help individuals, managers, leaders,…

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Avoidance Style | Conflict Clouds | Leadership | Mindset | Personal conflicts

You don’t have to “go it alone”
ByKarl Perry March 14, 2023March 7, 2023

Amanda had always been fiercely independent. She prided herself on being self-reliant and self-sufficient. She had built a successful business from the ground up, and she was always looking for new opportunities to expand it further. But there was a problem. Amanda had trouble relating to others. She struggled to connect with people on a…

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Conflict Clouds | Leadership | Mindset | Oppositional Style | Personal conflicts

How to stop the habit of being against things
ByKarl Perry March 9, 2023June 16, 2023

Peter had always been an ambitious individual. He was a high-performing manager at a reputable company, and he was always seeking to improve the way things were done. One day, he had an idea to harness the power of his team’s ideas to achieve even better performance. He knew that if he could get his…

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Avoidance Style | Conflict Clouds | Leadership | Mindset | Personal conflicts

How to stop having difficulty being accepted
ByKarl Perry March 8, 2023March 8, 2023

Amanda had always been fiercely independent. She started her small business from scratch and worked hard to make it successful. However, as the business grew, Amanda realized that she needed to collaborate with others to expand further. She struggled with the idea of relying on others and found it hard to trust anyone else with…

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Conflict Clouds | Leadership | Mindset | Oppositional Style | Personal conflicts

Learning to accept criticism
ByKarl Perry March 7, 2023March 7, 2023

Loraine was a high achiever and a perfectionist who had always taken her work very seriously. However, she had a reputation for not taking criticism well, which often made it difficult for her to collaborate effectively with others. Loraine recognised that she had conflicting needs. On one hand, she wanted to improve herself and to…

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Conflict Clouds | Leadership | Mindset | Personal conflicts | Power Style

Giving up being dictatorial
ByKarl Perry March 2, 2023March 3, 2023

Trevor had always been a successful businessman but had difficulty letting go of control. He believed that to have great decisions happening in the business, he needed to keep control of the decision-making. But as he began to recognise the importance of his employees’ input, he realised he needed to find a different way. Trevor…

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Avoidance Style | Conflict Clouds | Leadership | Mindset | Personal conflicts

How to deal with internal conflict
ByKarl Perry February 28, 2023March 4, 2023

Amanda had always been a determined woman. She had started her own small business from scratch, and it had grown to become a successful enterprise. But as the years passed, she found herself feeling more and more disconnected from the people around her. She had become so focused on her work that she had forgotten…

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Leadership | Mindset | The Circumplex

How to develop your Leadership mindset.
ByKarl Perry February 4, 2023March 28, 2023

How can we combine the research on adult development with existing world-class tools to measure mindset and accelerate the journey towards great leadership? A leader’s mindset plays a huge role in their leadership development. We know that different levels of mindset elicit different types of behaviours. For example, a person with a fixed mindset will…

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Individual Coaching | Leadership | Mindset | The Circumplex | Theory of Constraints

Why do we find it so hard to change mindset?
ByKarl Perry December 2, 2022December 17, 2023

Have you ever wondered why we often find it so hard to change mindset? Consider the common phrase, ‘You can’t teach an old dog new tricks’… Now think about a recent example where you attempted to make a change in your behaviour at work, or at home, but inevitably fell back into old habits… Why…

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Human Synergistics | Individual Coaching | Leadership | Mindset | The Circumplex

How to become a ‘daring’ leader …
ByKarl Perry November 30, 2022February 4, 2023

If daring is the key to great leadership, and vulnerability is the key to being daring, then how can we combine the research on vulnerability with existing world-class tools to measure our journey towards becoming a great leader? The picture below shows the before and after of one of my clients. It shows a shift from…

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Inherent Dignity | Leadership | Mindset

Unraveling the Mystery of Resistance to Change
ByKarl Perry October 27, 2022October 20, 2023

When people feel pressure to Change and they feel pressure Not to Change they resist Change! Have you ever wondered why people often resist change, especially when they know it’s for their own good? If you’re intrigued by this paradox, this article will shed some light on this fascinating aspect of human behaviour. We are…

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Conflict Clouds | High Performance People | Inherent Dignity | Mindset | Theory of Constraints

How to grow with inherent dignity
ByKarl Perry September 21, 2022November 10, 2022

This article explains the challenge of growing with inherent dignity and what you can do about it. Let’s explore… “I think, therefore I am” This statement by René Descartes became a fundamental element of Western philosophy and is at the heart of the western analytical approach to life. It is self-focused. “I am, because of the others” This statement…

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Leadership | Mindset

The Secrets to Changing Mindset on-demand eWebinar
ByKarl Perry February 15, 2022November 22, 2022

Learn SEVEN secrets to changing mindset If you are familiar with: … then, you will love how all these come together in one powerful solution. If you haven’t heard of these, then this is your chance to find out more. This eWebinar can be attended on demand, booked or viewed as a replay. 👇 Join…

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Conflict Clouds | Leadership | Mindset | Theory of Constraints

Inherent simplicity opens the door to our hidden beliefs.
ByKarl Perry February 4, 2022October 29, 2022

“And your last observation highlights why Inherent Simplicity is so helpful. Inherent Simplicity recognizes that as we dive down, causes converge. Convergence means that each meaningful cause is responsible not for just one effect, but for more than one. Believing in Inherent Simplicity assures us that for any meaningful cause there are at least two…

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Conflict Clouds | Leadership | Mindset

Did you know you can measure resistance to change?
ByKarl Perry February 3, 2022December 17, 2023

The reason most people want change is to get more satisfaction. The reason most people don’t want to change is to maintain their security. When people feel pressure to change and they feel pressure not to change they resist change. That is not good for people who want to grow (and that is everyone!) There…

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High Performance People | Human Synergistics | Leadership | Mindset | Personal Performance Coaching

The Life Styles Inventory™ helps individuals to develop Constructive thinking and behavioural styles that are proven to be related to job performance, quality of interpersonal relationships, and problem-solving effectiveness.
ByKarl Perry October 30, 2019February 1, 2023

Life Styles Inventory™ Research and development by Robert A. Cooke, Ph.D. and J. Clayton Lafferty, Ph.D. The Life Styles Inventory™ (LSI) is an organisational tool that uses both self-assessment and colleague feedback to identify individual thinking and behavioural styles. By providing insights into strengths and areas for development, it empowers people to embark on their own journeys to…

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