Do you come across people who seem to think becoming more skilful at relationships will somehow undermine their power, or what they think is their power? I do. Now, we always have conflict, at least …
Is our instinctive, defensive response to competition the right one?
When the going gets tough, when markets contract, when budgets decline, when promotion is rare, our instinctive response is to retreat and defend what we have. Parts of our brain that kept us alive in …
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Organizational performance – it’s all down to “the human condition” in the end, isn’t it?
“Isn’t it just the human condition?” my friend remarked. We were discussing the difficulty of getting organizations to understand the problems they face and our reluctance as leaders to accept that we …
What can we learn from a stalled career?
Carol still applies for senior jobs that come up, but she’s lost count of the interviews she’s been to over the years only to be disappointed. She doesn’t tell her family anymore when she’s in the …
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Personal reflections on relationship skills 1
The CEO (my boss) called me into his office. The room was airless, the atmosphere tense... Hang on, I’d better explain: I’ve decided to tell the story of how I got involved in the subject of …
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If what happens isn’t what you expected
A mistake we sometimes make is expecting people to act in a way that isn’t aligned with their interests. They won’t do that. Not ever. You hear people saying things like, “They should do such and …
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