Five tips for dealing with conflict
Just the word ‘conflict’ brings up emotions that have us want to change the subject. It brings up memories of broken friendships, damaged careers, sleepless nights, heart palpitations and the list goes on. Conflict however is not going away as long as people think in different ways and have different ideas. It’s the way people […]
High-performance is a matter of being, not just doing
It is interesting to me the way in which words acquire potency and meaning beyond their original definition. Take performance for example. In the dictionary you will see something like this: 1. A display of exaggerated behaviour or a process involving a great deal of unnecessary time and effort; a fuss. 2. The action or […]
Are you sure? Is it real or an illusion?
Have you ever had your boss say “Can you come into my office” and your first thought was “I’m in trouble or what have I done wrong?” only to find out they just wanted to talk to you about some matter? There is a great TED talk by Beau Lotto that demonstrates how we perceive […]