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Emotional health
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March 6, 2017

Benefits of cultural due diligence

From time to time, we are asked to describe the ‘benefits’ of emotionally healthy leadership. It is, of course, a reasonable question, though we would avoid describing emotionally healthy leadership as a ‘style’.
February 22, 2017

Global Collaboration workshops for 2017

To be updated
February 6, 2017

Rising above difficult situations

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January 25, 2017

Creating a great team culture

To be updated
January 23, 2017

B Corp Spirit of Leadership Experience

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January 23, 2017

A new opportunity for Meagan

To be updated
November 1, 2016

Declaration of interdependence

To be updated
October 4, 2016

Building a business for people and planet as well as profit

To be updated
September 5, 2016

On Abundance

To be updated

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Emotional Health

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The art of listening and thinking

‍Try to tune into your thoughts the next time you are in a conversation with someone, such as when one of you is wanting to share an idea. What you may notice is that when the other person is speaking, there are times when you are not truly listening to what they are saying.

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Introducing our new app: Mastering Emotional Health

One step at a time, our app introduces the principles behind emotional health, many of which we’ve touched on in previous articles on this blog and which we describe in detail in our most recent book, 'Working with Emotional Health and the Enneagram'.

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How the quantum world set us on our path

QuantumThink – developed by Dianne Collins – is a system of thinking that involves a new way of seeing and interpreting the world. It encourages a vastly broader outlook in your thinking, opening up ‘infinite possibilities’ well beyond what you would normally consider.

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How to see disagreement in a whole new light

‘Either…or’ thinking is very common. It comes from a mechanistic view of the world in which the general response to a situation of conflict or debate is that someone will win and someone will lose. In contrast, ‘both…and’ thinking means looking at a situation from the perspective of abundance.

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Working on Self

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The art of listening and thinking

‍Try to tune into your thoughts the next time you are in a conversation with someone, such as when one of you is wanting to share an idea. What you may notice is that when the other person is speaking, there are times when you are not truly listening to what they are saying.

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How do I move above the line if I realise I am below it?

‘How can I move above the line if I realise I am below it?’ Part of the answer to this question lies in the question itself: you can move above the line if you recognise, from what you have said or done, that you have moved below it.

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How to see disagreement in a whole new light

‘Either…or’ thinking is very common. It comes from a mechanistic view of the world in which the general response to a situation of conflict or debate is that someone will win and someone will lose. In contrast, ‘both…and’ thinking means looking at a situation from the perspective of abundance.

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What vertical development looks like in practice

Vertical development plays an important role in the growth of leaders as they move away from the more technical roles in which they started their working lives. What are some of the specific areas that any leader can work on to build their emotional health through vertical development?

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Working with Others

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The power of appreciation

Research in neuroscience and psychology has shown that a strong link exists between a culture of appreciation and a strong sense of psychological safety, which in turn contributes to sustainable high performance.

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The art of listening and thinking

‍Try to tune into your thoughts the next time you are in a conversation with someone, such as when one of you is wanting to share an idea. What you may notice is that when the other person is speaking, there are times when you are not truly listening to what they are saying.

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Finding a space for carers in the workplace

There are thousands of people around Australia who hold down jobs while also being full time carers for a family member. Most of them ‘suffer in silence’ while their employers and colleagues at work are none the wiser.

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Culture change: See it, Own it, Do it

Culture change will always bring out the best (and sometimes the ‘not so great’) aspects of people and teams. It can be exciting, challenging, frustrating, stimulating, risky, scary and fun all at the same time. Ambiguity waits on every corner.

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Working on the World

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Governing bodies and the art of working together

Governing bodies are inherently complex groups. They are usually made up of a diverse range of people from different personal and professional backgrounds. Their experience in governance and ways of engaging with others also varies.

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The shifting tide of leadership development

Back when I embarked on my career in the wine industry, it’s fair to say that conversations about a business’s role in the world beyond its own market were rare. Since then, there has certainly been growing interest in and commitment to seeing business as having a larger purpose.

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Our changing world

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Stepping up for the ‘greater good’

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