by Colin | Mar 3, 2017 | Communication, Effectiveness, Happiness, Health, Influence, Listening, Thinking Skills, Wellbeing
“leadership, with its inevitable panoply of attack, sucks the tender self-appreciation right out of people” As a coach, one of the things I encounter with everyone, especially the Brits I coach, is the cognitive error of discounting. People overlook positive...
by Colin | Feb 17, 2017 | Effectiveness, Habits, Happiness, Health, Productivity, Thinking Skills, Uncategorized, Wellbeing
No, not with all his muscles and fame… read on. Mindfulness is all the rage this year. Ironic really, since it’s been quietly there, appreciated by its adherents for as long as people have tried to still their constant mind chatter. As long as people have been...
by Colin | Feb 11, 2017 | Effectiveness, Goals, Happiness, Thinking Skills, Values, Wellbeing
One of the schools I’ve worked with in the past has an incredibly nice atmosphere. The head is pretty lovely too, which is possibly why the school is, but she doesn’t always remember how important that is in her primary school. Imagine pulling into a...
by Colin | Jul 26, 2016 | Uncategorized
“Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.” ~Stephen R. Covey Years ago when I was training to be a ‘Don’ in my university residence, we were introduced to a concept called...
by Colin | Jul 21, 2016 | Communication, Effectiveness, Habits, Happiness, Influence, Listening, Values
“The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn’t said.” ~Peter Drucker Humans are funny creatures. We live in this globalised network of overlapping, integrated (mostly) and interdependent groups, making and eating things like garlic infused olive...
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