Can you recall a time recently when clearly you had been “done wrong” by someone – a colleague, team member, manager, friend or even a loved one?  In some way they had “failed to deliver” what was either normal, expected, within the bounds of that relationship. Worse they had “done a dirty” either knowingly or unknowingly?  How did you feel?

And when you talked   to them about it, how did they react?  Were there excuses, explanations, denial or blame or did they acknowledge what had happened, took responsibility and proceeded to put it right?  (more…)

Values and behavior are a core part of fulfilling our purpose and manifesting our vision.   The clearer we are about living our values, the more engaged we are with our life including work.  And when our values are mirrored in the organizations or business that we are part of, there is even greater energy, engagement and flow. (more…)

Regardless of whether you are a manager or leader in a large corporate, owner of a SME, self-employed or an employee it is impossible to escape the current global recessionary climate.
 
Business is feeling the heat and  “things are tough but we are doing what we can to keep pushing ahead” is a common experience. The range of adjustments and changes range from cutting costs to restructuring and redundancies to managing stakeholder expectations.  At an individual level, feelings of anxiety and panic, fear of the future, job insecurity also prevail. (more…)

Regardless of whether you are a Hone Harawira supporter or not, the current situation raises some key leadership questions.    When you are in a leadership position, where do you draw the line?  Do you speak “your truth” because you see that as being absolutely critical – the voice of your supporters who put you in the position of power and trust in the first place or do you keep quiet because there is a bigger issue at play such as being loyal and in integrity with your own party?   (more…)

Whether you are in a leadership role or not, from time to time we all have to stand up and have those courageous conversations – the ones that we would rather avoid.  And therein lies the trouble.  The more we avoid these, the bigger the issue gets or the more it festers. As one senior leader put it, “if it ain’t feeling right, it isn’t!”  And this means some action has to be done – whatever your “situation” is.   (more…)