Category Archives: Small thoughts
Friends – what quality do you most like about yourself?
It’s important to know yourself and to be grateful for your qualities. So tell me the number one quality you admire about yourself, and which you’re grateful for. Here’s mine. ✳ My ability to forgive others. No matter what others … Continue reading
I have a friend who complained that her 6 year old lied to her frequently.
I have a friend who complained that her 6 year old lied to her frequently. She then mentioned that her colleagues and direct reports at work also lied to her – often by not giving her bad news or information. … 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
When was the last time you thought: I can’t get involved?
In workplaces, sometimes we see things happen which are not right. But you decide to do nothing, because: ✳ it’s not your team ✴ the people involved are senior 💠 you’re too busy to get involved 🔵 you think it’s … 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
The most useless comment: Let me know if I can help.
😪 A relation is grieving a loss 😣 A colleague has lost their job 😓 A friend is going through a rough patch You waltz in, all well-meaning and empathetic, and say: Let me know if I can help. Seriously, … Continue reading
What did you last do that made you feel alive?
My friend Mike asked me this question, and then followed it up with: 💛 take a walk in the rain and feel it on your skin 💚 go to a music concert and absorb the music 🧡 take a moment … Continue reading
Friends – what are you chasing in your life?
🎇 that special someone whose attention you’ve sought for months 🎆 that house you love and you keep negotiating for weeks ✴ that job with 6 interviews and you’ve pinged them 7 times already ✳ that promotion that has slipped … Continue reading
Should you take a break from working so you don’t burn out?
But what if what you do is so engaging, fulfilling and meaningful, that it does not feel like work at all? And that’s the difference between the drudgery of doing tedious stuff, and doing something that gives you purpose. So … Continue reading
If a high-performing colleague leaves the organisation, DON’T ask them why they left.
Take a moment, instead, to THINK about: 🏁 what happened within the organisation to make them want to leave 🚩 why the organisation didn’t do more to keep them. Somewhere in there you will find the real answer. hashtag#Leadership hashtag#Attrition … Continue reading