Folks in transition to a more senior role can wrestle with equating their ‘strategic efforts’ as ‘real work’. That’s a self-created problem resulting in disappointment, loss of confidence and the retreat back to the comfort zone of the tactical busy busyness. Evidence of progress and the result of effort is...
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Have you too noticed a variety of industry figures who’ve been making a rallying call for ‘Disruptor’s’ in the supply chain (Network Rail, Mark Farmer et al). At first glance it looks like ‘disruption’ is a thing or a special type of person. For clarity – its neither thankfully. I...
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It seems most everyday is judgement day. But not the celestial celebrity version. More of a quiet, behind the scenes, draining the living daylights out of the Team Trust commodity. In the particular Team I’m referencing for illustration, there was a consensus that one of the commercial players was an...
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The Empathy Course literature promises so much; nail these two definitions and you’ll qualify for the empathy badge: Empathy is simply recognising emotions in others, and being able to “put yourself in another person’s shoes” – understanding the other person’s perspective and reality. To be empathetic, you have to think...
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Where does wisdom come from? Often it arises from the space where we have exercised self control. “Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space lie’s our freedom and power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and freedom.” Victor Frankl Between stimulus and...
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I know it shouldn’t bother me – but it does. The significant upfront investments that are often made in procuring project teams that are aligned in values and collaborative behaviours. Then nothing. Was it all a tick box exercise? There is either apathy or some profound misguided notion that high...
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This week, I witnessed the unreasonable men and women in the room lead the way in creating the relationship and result breakthroughs. They put aside diplomacy, sometimes tact, occasionally they were clumsy in their communication (aren’t we all), they spoke with emotion (heaven forfend), got a little animated (good grief)...
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So who really suffers when there is resentment in the air? Those doing the resenting feel vexed, gripped, burdened, consumed, quietly seething. Meanwhile the resented feel, well, they feel nothing. Mainly they are oblivious. So who is doing the suffering? ‘Resentment is like drinking poison and hoping the other person...
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‘Successful organisations are no longer built on force but on trust. The existence of trust between people does not necessarily mean they like one another. It means that they understand one another. Taking responsibility for the relationship is therefore an absolute necessity. It is a duty.’ (Peter Drucker) Everyone goes...
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Waiting for our ‘negative emotions’ to subside and be replaced by positive thinking is a waste of powerful energy – and the catalyst for good that energy can become. That anger can eat us up, or, it can move mountains when channeled as a force for change and action is...
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