‘The mind is built on emotions’ — Jaak Panksepp
What do we admire most in authority figures? Resolve. Calm under pressure. Ability to control emotions. Shrewd strategizing. Straight answers.
“F*** off with your hippy shit!”
My client’s response in front of the team to a suggestion I made to introduce a “Kudo Wall” to our team area. I’d been working on my idea for a few months. A “Kudo Wall” is a place where people can put up…
“Pain plus reflection equals progress.” — Ray Dalio, American investor
One of the great taboos of human cultures is that of accepting our pain. In both the Eastern and Western traditions, we have developed sophisticated…
“The truth will set you free” (John 8:32)
For years, from my mid-teens and through my early twenties, I told myself that I didn’t have a problem with alcohol. I always got up for work in the morning. All my friends…
Leader-managers in Healing Organisations see the growth of the individual as paramount.
The question is what do we mean by growth? Before we answer that, let’s explore some of the challenges as to…
“Sometimes, asking for help is the most meaningful example of self-reliance” — Unknown
As we discussed in ‘Principle 2: Embrace Pain’, humans build elaborate defences to not see and to not process their pain. In…
“Solitude for me is the fount of healing which makes my life worth living” — C.G. Jung