In recent posts I’ve been sharing my thoughts on why listening is so important and so needed right now.
Here I explore the enemies of listening – the external and internal distractions that stop us listening as well as we can. And I offer some practical principles that can help us hold the enemies of listening at bay.
During these winter months, when we’re feeling even more isolated by our situation, I’ve been thinking afresh about the importance of listening. We need great listening more than ever. We need it every day, in our home lives, within our families and at work.
Here I share what what we can all gain from appreciating the value of listening and from finding ways to keep doing it well.
In this final month of this incredibly challenging year, I find myself reflecting on dignity. Why? Because this extreme situation has encouraged me to revisit foundational ideas and principles. It’s made me notice what really matters – to myself and those around me. It’s made me want to think deeper about the beliefs and values that provide structure to our behaviours.
Here I offer what I’m learning, from my own experience and from the ground-breaking work of Donna Hicks, about the unconditional nature of dignity. And I share my thoughts on what we can do to honour and secure the dignity that each of us possesses as our birth-right.
What if 2020 is the year we embrace change, in a way unlike we have ever done in the past? What if we would, more intentionally, generate the best thinking in others and ourselves, for the good of all? What if – with creativity, courage, and commitment – we chose to become a thinking environment for others?
Recently I shared what I’ve learned while coaching leaders working on their impulse control. One month later, this emotional intelligence skill is critical for all of us. And it is being put to the test in many different ways and to extreme levels. I’ve been thinking about how we are responding to the very different challenges each of us are facing right now, and how we can meet the chaos with choice and calm.
Over the past 48 hours, I felt a swell of emotions rising. The news of more people in distress, more…
What if you were to intentionally listen – with empathy – in order to develop a deeper relationship with someone…
Being a leader is tough. You’re expected to know where your organisation is going, make it happen and deal with…
I was honoured that our daughter Rachel joined me at the Ignite Movement conference in Switzerland last week. Not a typical ‘take…
