Recently I wrote about how having soft skills doesn't mean you're 'nice'. I think it's worth also mentioning that having good soft skills doesn't mean you'll be permanently cheery! Some... read more →
Who doesn't like happy endings, right! But all too often, 'happy' isn't the way they go :( And we're not always great at making endings as sweet as we could... So... read more →
This is the third in a series on Happiness - how breaking through barriers and developing soft skills will improve your level of happiness. To maximise your happiness you might find it... read more →
Rapport - it's the secret to connecting well with people, with your colleagues, your customers, your family. It's how you get people to trust you. Want to improve your rapport? Well, you can... read more →
When people talk to you do you listen? For example, when someone tells you about a problem they have, do you really listen to them? Or are you busy thinking... read more →
Some of the greatest partnerships have been between people who didn't get along particularly well...you know, the Lennon and McCartney factor. Maybe it's just that human beings often rub each... read more →
Is it surprising that 1/3rd of employees think the values espoused by their organisation aren't worth the paper they're written on? Which body can we look to that hasn't proved... read more →
In organisational behaviourist Margaret Wheatley's new book, So Far From Home, she talks of warriorship that stems from the Tibetan Shambhala tradition... (more…)
A previous post, "Spot the Psychopath", talked about Downward Focus coming wrapped up in the shape of a psychopath. These dangerous individuals are not the obvious, grotesque creatures portrayed in... read more →
Inward Focus is dominated by "the self". Its self-centredness ignores that we're all interconnected, so it damages not only "the other", but also "the self". (more…)