How flexible thinking opens up new possibilities and reduces stress
No one likes hearing they’re not meeting their boss’s expectations, and neither did I. My first response was that the criticism was unfair – all that work was on track. …
How flexible thinking opens up new possibilities and reduces stress
Why success can be a liability when you ignore the unknown
When Steve Jobs bought the computer division from Lucasfilm and started an independent company called Pixar in 1986, no one could have anticipated its runaway success. Until Pixar came along,…
Why courage isn’t everything when it comes to overcoming fears
When I first met my partner, he was petrified of Dentists – not just one, but all of them. He had an accident that needed dental work when he was…
Why Employee Opinion Survey results can be an apocalypse of ambiguity
It was 2018. I looked at the Employee Opinion Survey results and was shocked. The trust in leadership scores had dropped significantly. Being me, I took it personally and brought…
Why our tendency to fill the gaps can cause us to ignore important anomalies
On 3 July 1988, the USS cruiser Vincennes mistook an Iranian commercial flight for a fighter jet. The crew of the Vincennes, a missile cruiser, thought the Airbus was an…
Why putting yourself at the centre of conversations could be a mistake
In a job interview for an executive role in the mid-2010s, I was invited to tell the selection panel about my weaknesses. The first one that came to mind was…
How reframing can help you solve a different problem to get a better outcome
Fifteen years ago, I worked with doctors who believed they didn’t need as much sleep as the next person. We engaged a university, involved the doctors in action-based research and…
How conscious wandering helps you bridge the divide between mindfulness and creativity
Last night, my husband confessed. He told me about a game he plays when we’re on a long drive in the car. The types of drives where you chat, stop…
Creativity is not artistry and why you should be tapping into it more often
Everyone in my immediate family can at least draw an elephant’s backside – but not me. Some of them can do far more than that, including my daughter studying design. …
How presencing is like collective mindfulness that increases clarity and impact
Have you ever led a project or program where you knew it was no longer sustainable, but despite multiple conversations with the rest of the leadership team, there was no…