In my last post I spoke about the film 'BULLY'. One of the great strengths of this film is that while bullying in many schools and workplaces is managed in private,...
I’ve just seen the film ‘BULLY’, which follows the lives of five young people who experience bullying. Of the children in the film, one was seventeen year old Tyler Long, who committed suicide on...
My interest in workplace conflict developed during my work as a rehabilitation consultant specialising in psychological injuries in the workplace. It was evident, at the time, that the mechanisms in place for...
As I went about my business today in a far nether-region of the world called Australia, CEO’s attended to urgent meetings before returning to view the live telecast of the...
So, how can you get off the Not-So-Merry-Go-Round of Conflict? In my last post I explored how conflict begins – when our sense of identity, values and needs are challenged...
I was recently interviewed about how managers and their employees can get off the Not-So-Merry Go Round of Confict. The term Not-So-Merry-Go-Round of Confict was coined by Cinnie Noble, developer of...
Last night the ABC’s Four Corners program aired shocking footage of the treatment of young Aboriginal children in custody in the Dondale Detention Centre. What I witnessed fills me with...
During my early career as a therapist rehabilitating people after closed head injuries and stroke, I became fascinated by the workings of the brain. These years taught me a lot...
By now your New Year’s Resolutions will be made and many of you will be thinking about what is needed to achieve them. We are living in an era of disruption...
Over the past few years we’ve been training leaders and managers to use a coaching approach to help their staff adjust and navigate rapidly changing environments. Rather than endlessly explaining organisational...
I have to admit, I’m not always the best at staying in touch. So I was pleased when my sister Danielle and I finally spoke on the phone the other...
Recently, I was invited to explore with a community of mediators, the impact of power and rank dynamics in conflict. It’s not just mediators who need to have a sharp eye...
I’ve just returned from an extended stay in Provence where the outrage in the wake of this year’s terrorist attack is still palpable. As I left our local baker Phillipe’s...
Have you ever complained that your staff aren’t strategic enough? Have you ever wondered why those who report to you seem slow to see the bigger picture or unable to...
No leader wants to be regarded as out of touch with the issues affecting their workforce. Similarly no politician wants to be viewed as out of synch with their electorate....