Conflict – Expect it, embrace it, don’t ignore it.
People, teams and organisations can be at odds with one another. It can be hard to agree or even to get along. When I attended a course...
Balancing business-related issues and emotional dynamics within the family business.
Family businesses are a blend of personal ties and professional pursuits, offering both strong values, a close-knit culture and a long...
Navigating Conflict in Strategic Alliances
Strategic alliances are partnerships between two or more organisations that agree to work together to achieve common goals. Conflicts...
Conflict in Teams - Opportunity or Threat
A team is usually a small group of people that complement each other in skills and strengths who are committed to and share performance...
The 5 drivers of conflict resolution
This is the first of a series of one-minute articles about conflict. Whilst most of the time we do not seek conflict, we see and...
Library
What we read inspires, informs, challenges and entertains. Here is a selection of those books and authors that I think have that effect....
Values and Identity
The conviction of Ghislaine Maxwell has put an end to a dinner table discussion. I have been surprised over the last few weeks how the...
Why leaders must listen
An estimated 1 million people demonstrate in Hong Kong against an extradition law, over 2 million scientists, teachers and workers are on...
Creation and Analysis
How frustrating can it be when you express an idea that is not yet fully developed and people criticise it, doubt its merits, break it...
Reflection versus rumination
Few will argue that awareness and insight leads to better decisions as well as personal growth. We all need to regularly step back from...