When Leading Change Leads to Learning
When Leading Change Leads to Learning If my life right now were a movie, the title would be Transition City. Here’s why: • I turned 55 this year • My [...]
ChatGPT Did Not Write This Blog – On Human-Centered Leadership Development
ChatGPT Did Not Write This Blog – On Human-Centered Leadership Development Have you been using ChatGPT and other AI tools more frequently, lately? I know I have. I’ve used it [...]
Strong Peer Relationships are Key to Collaboration
Strong Peer Relationships are Key to Collaboration Organizations are increasingly putting high expectations on leaders these days. Leaders are expected to 1. act quickly, respond to dynamic conditions, 2. build [...]
Dealing with High-Conflict Behaviours
Dealing with High-Conflict Behaviours Resolving conflict with those who exhibit high-conflict behaviours is not always easy to navigate. High-conflict behaviours include blaming, over-reacting, shutting down, gas-lighting and others. In these [...]
Workplace Humour: to Joke or Not to Joke
Workplace Humour: to Joke or Not to Joke I was only joking… It’s just a joke… People are so sensitive these days… Geez, can’t you take a joke? How often [...]
Overcoming the Fear of Presenting
Overcoming the Fear of Presenting “I saw a thing, a study that said that speaking in front of a crowd was the number one fear for the average person. I [...]
Resolving Conflict by Holding the Tension of Paradox
Resolving Conflict by Holding the Tension of Paradox “Holding the tension of paradox” is a critical thinking practice where space is created to safely discuss two or more contradicting points [...]
Managing Hybrid Teams
Managing Hybrid Teams Hybrid teams come in all shapes and sizes. Organizational policies, along with manager discretion, will inform what they look like and the degree of flexibility that goes [...]
Learning to not always say “yes” (or “no”): It’s a conversation
Learning to not always say “yes” (or “no”): It’s a conversation A few months ago, my boss sent an email to me and all Kwela consultants asking if any of [...]
Avoiding the #1 Presentation Skills Mistake
Avoiding the #1 Presentation Skills Mistake By now you have all seen TED talks – combining near-perfect phrasing, intonation, body language, images, all built around a central theme to make [...]