Monthly Archives: January 2024
The lies we tell ourselves….
😀 I will start the diet tomorrow 😁 I didn’t drink that much 😃 I am a good friend/spouse/partner/parent 😆 I am a kind person 😚 I am an honest person 🤔 I treat everyone nicely 😏 I am such … Continue reading
A fallacy to reject – there is no place for shame 😳
Shame has its place in society. It’s that feeling of humiliation or distress that arises from having done something wrong. For example, let’s say you just told off someone because you believed they were wrong. And then you find out … Continue reading
What to do when you become a magnet for a particular problem.
We all have friends like this. 🙈 Every relationship they are in doesn’t work out because eg the partner cheated on them. 🙉 Or every job they have had included a manager who was eg disrespectful to them. And these … Continue reading
This thing I do that I shouldn’t – and you shouldn’t either.
I was having coffee with two former colleagues. Colleague 1 had to leave to go to a meeting. As soon as she left, colleague 2 piped up with a comment about colleague 1 being entitled. And what did I say? “Yeah, … Continue reading
Fallacy to reject : Money can’t buy you happiness.
This has to be yet another platitude crafted by a rich person to make her less wealthy friends feel ok about their lack of funds. I’ll tell you for free that money can not only buy you happiness – it … Continue reading
Three simple ways to use more inclusive language…
…and challenge your assumptions at the same time. 💀 When meeting people for the first time, don’t ask about their ‘wife’ or ‘husband’. Ask instead about their partner/spouse. ☠ When someone is visiting their doctor and you want to know … Continue reading
How often do you ask of yourself or of others: How can I be better?
You might decide to ask this question as part of your performance review, or in conversation with your partner/spouse. It’s too general a question – and will lead to meaningless responses. Learn to ask definitive, more action-oriented questions – for … Continue reading
A small thought….
When management leaves, a role needs to be filled. When leadership leaves, it creates a vacuum. The question is: WHO decides WHAT fills the vacuum? #Management hashtag#SmallThoughts hashtag#leadership
It’s the SOFT components that lead to HARD results.
We all know the organisational metrics we want to achieve: ⚜ a higher engagement score ❇ a DEI metric that packs a punch ✴ a higher people retention/lower attrition rate 💠 a customer satisfaction score for a brand that is … Continue reading
If you are an introvert, stop doing this immediately!
JUSTIFYING why being an introvert is good. You rarely read posts from extroverts claiming how wonderful it is to be an extrovert and how grateful they are that they can walk into any room and own it and be the … Continue reading