Category Archives: Communication
Have you ever been in a meeting where someone hogs the microphone?
And then afterwards, you and a few colleagues discuss how no one else got a chance to say anything? The key question here is this: What stopped YOU from voicing your thoughts? Sometimes, we feel that in discussions, someone should … Continue reading
How to tell if you are living in the past
Think of a painful incident from your past which happened to you. 👽 How long did it take you to bring this to your memory? 🤖 When was the last time you thought about this event? ☠When you thought … Continue reading
The dark side of resilience training.
Learning and development in organisations is crucial for people development. And there are many types of training that are useful, practical and informative. Except resilience training. Resilience training often is code for this: We are about to implement wide-scale changes … Continue reading
An unforeseen and even bigger problem to a harsh solution
So friends, I will be the first to say I don’t have in-depth information about this subject. And I probably have a western bias to this topic. But I do wonder what officials were thinking when the Chinese imposed the … Continue reading
Who do you dislike? Do you even know why?
A former manager was talking to me about all the things she disliked about her peer – and it occurred to me that these qualities were the very things she disliked in herself! Of course, I decided that I was … Continue reading
How I learnt to avoid having a strong opinion on a topic.
Recently, I wanted to buy myself a new pair of boots (because, who can have enough shoes, right?). The moment I started thinking about boots, I saw women everywhere wearing them. On TV, in the streets, at the Glebe markets, … Continue reading
My most irritating habit is that sometimes I talk too much. 😳
Just ‘sometimes’ – some of you may ask? Well, ok, most times. And I am trying really hard not to be that person who sucks up all the oxygen in a room. John Millen – an author whom I rely … Continue reading
The thing I love about South Africans and Dutch people…..
…is that I always know exactly where I stand with them. All the South African and Dutch people I have ever met have always been direct – which means they have told me to my face what they were thinking. … Continue reading
Two easy steps to feel good today – and raise your leadership quotient
✳ Step 1 Look around you, friends, there must be someone in the workplace whom you admired recently – for any reason. ✴ Step 2 Now write an email to this person’s manager telling them why you admire this person … Continue reading
Do you know how you REVEAL your insecurities in conversation?
Friends – if you have concerns about the impression others might have about you, or about something that was given to you, be careful about what you might inadvertently (yet voluntarily) reveal in conversation. Your casual speech will reveal your … Continue reading