In the latest episode Kay Scorah and I talk about the idea of “getting over ourselves”. That can often sound like a rude instruction, but it’s possible to frame all learning as a process of leaving behind old ideas of who we are – ideas to which we can get rather attached.
We talk a bit about Otto Rank and I say more about him in this old post.
Embracing uncertainty and avoiding simplistic solutions
Some reflections on the chapter of my book called Hello, Darkness
What could happen if we let go of the idea that teamwork should be easy?
watching my nephew put out a fire, and the power of micromoments
I’m going to run a one-day workshop on Difficult Conversations in London on February 20th. I’m doing with this my friend and collaborator Kay Scorah.
In coaching I find a lot of my work comes down to helping people find ways to deal with difficult conversations. In meetings, whatever brilliant
My friend Antony Quinn and I are running our Difficult Conversations workshop again in Cambridge. We really enjoyed the one we did in December so
This is the second of my series of short videos about difficult conversations. (Part one here) In this one I talk about the importance of
This is the third episode in my series of short videos about having difficult conversations. (Part One Part Two) I talk about the Marshmallow Challenge
Anne Marie McEwan reflects on the complexity of relationships in her post, Complexify Yourself: I think that complexity takes on another dimension when people interact. We
There’s an interesting discussion going on at Chris Carfi’s blog provoked by his post, Lie la Lie. The reference to The Boxer by Simon and Garfunkel is made more relevant
On the under-rated power of dreaming in innovation (and getting along together)
Andrew Sullivan acknowledges that YouTube sometimes maginifies and extends people’s pratfalls… but it can also highlight acts of kindness. He cites this example. UPDATE: I loved Patti Digh’s comments (see
Tony Goodson is back on the stump. His postings from inside a corporate (where he’s been for just three months) continue to amuse and enlighten. His rant against corporate procurement
