A Different Approach to Leadership A tangential approach to leadership, but one I find very powerful, is the Ancient Greeks approach towards Rhetoric – the art of influencing. Leadership is all about influence. Influence is determined by Ethos + Pathos + Logos. Ethos reflects integrity, values, character, conduct. Foundational, in the sense that if someone… Read more
Self Preservation or Cherishing others?
Self Preservation or Cherishing others? There are many models of how assertiveness works. Until I began To grapple with the concept of win:win , I always found myself in something of a moral dilemma in balancing the concepts of assertion with the notion of caring for others. Indeed, often the common image of assertion is… Read more
Touching the Dragon’s Tail
Touching the Dragons Tail When the great library of Alexandria burned, the story goes, one book was saved. But it was not a valuable book; and so a poor man, who could read a little, bought it for a few coppers. The book wasn’t very interesting, but between its pages there was something very interesting… Read more
Some folks lives roll easy
Some folks lives roll easy Few, if any of us live our lives without some major challenge, mishap, or disaster. Such events test who we are and in this crucible of fire we begin to understand a little bit more of what we are capable. The reactions are myriad. Some of us are crippled others… Read more
What would you be capable of if you had no Fear?
What would you be capable of if you had no fear? Maybe life is an inner roller coaster. It can be fun and scary – both are part of the ride. All too often, however, we feel the fear and are paralysed into inaction; scared to follow our heart and heap limiting belief after limiting… Read more
Beliefs and your potential
Beliefs and Your potential The following abridged article is taken from our book, Entitled to Respect . The article in the book covers how to change and modify those ‘beliefs’ that do not support us, whilst replacing them with beliefs that enhance and encourage our growth, development and success. Frequently people come on our trainings… Read more
Are you Right?
Are You Right? The following abridged article is taken from our book, Entitled to Respect and seems very topical at the moment. Throughout the world and particularly in the Middle East people are claiming rights they have been denied over a period of many years. The Egyptian people’s struggle to have their rights accepted is,… Read more
Please Hear What I am not Saying
Many of us pretend to be something we are not or fake it to please someone or impress some one else. We may be scared to be who we are in case we are not liked or loved or appreciated for being ourself. Perhaps few of us have the courage to be genuinely yourself bravely… Read more
A Fairy Tale for Today
A Fairy Tale I came across this fairy tale when I first started to appreciate Transaction Analysis (TA). The story has always been a poignant reminder of how, whether we like it or not, we touch the very fabric of other people’s lives by our very presence, in ways perhaps we are unaware of or… Read more
How to be powerful
How to be powerful Power is the ability to influence another person’s behaviour; influence is the effect. Power is a resource; influence is the result of using that resource, and the demonstration of its existence. Authority is the acknowledged right to exercise control, including the control of money and people. Authority arises from the office,… Read more