Tag: Conflict


Knee Deep In the Brown Stinky Stuff? The Paradox of Emotions.

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Jan 2020

Knee Deep In the Brown Stinky Stuff? The Paradox of Emotions.

Do you know the secret of Being a Good Coach? The secret of being a Good Coach is…   ‘Being able to Coach  – when you are knee deep in your own shit’ To Coach, add boss, manager, leader, parent, mentor, confidante – in fact, any role where people look to...

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Don’t Yield to The ‘Personality Clash’ Get Out Clause.

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Apr 2018

Don’t Yield to The ‘Personality Clash’ Get Out Clause.

“These two are having a personality clash, what shall we do? You my friend, manager extraordinaire, don’t do anything. The inference in the question above is that we intervene like a parent, pull the scrapping kids apart and walk away… until the next scrap. (Dealing with effect here, not tackling...

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War & Peace – The Long Haul in Collaboration

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Jan 2017

War & Peace – The Long Haul in Collaboration

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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Sometimes Losing Is Really Winning.

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May 2015

Sometimes Losing Is Really Winning.

I had a row with my wife last night. Of course, we were both right – except I was more right than Talane… This morning, having collected my thoughts in the cold light of the gym, I realised winning this argument and ‘being right’ was really a losing strategy. I,...

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