by Maureen Steele | Oct 10, 2017 | Communication For The Future, Personal Mastery
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start from where you are and change the ending” CS Lewis When I applied to compete in the round the world yacht race, I had never sailed before. When I completed my application, I nearly typed “I can’t sail” and...
by Maureen Steele | Oct 10, 2017 | Interpersonal Communication, Personal Mastery
…and how to get there! This article and the tips in it have been contributed by our guest writer, Alysoun Sturt-Scobie. How often have you said to your partner (or vice versa) something along the lines of “It’s cold in here,” and they disagree with you....
by Maureen Steele | Jul 20, 2017 | Interpersonal Communication, Mastering Workplace Challenges, Personal Mastery
If you stay rooted in your own opinions and have a narrow perspective on things, it can greatly limit your room to manoeuvre. Choosing to take a different view of a situation can greatly increase your choices and options about how to deal with it, increasing your...
by Maureen Steele | Jul 20, 2017 | Interpersonal Communication, Mastering Workplace Challenges, Personal Mastery
Being true to yourself in a difficult conversation is both important and hard to do. You will get the best results and move forwards towards the best solutions if you can do this in a way that demonstrates empathy and compassion for the other person. Here are our top...
by Maureen Steele | Jul 20, 2017 | Mastering Workplace Challenges, Personal Mastery, Skills For Personal Business Success
No-one actually likes having a difficult conversation. Indeed, most of us dread it and freely admit to avoiding conflict (or even the potential of conflict) at all costs. However tempting it is to put things off, it is healthier for you and your relationships in the...
by Maureen Steele | Nov 7, 2016 | Influencing Skills, Interpersonal Communication, Personal Mastery, Personal Presence
The word authentic carries with it a number of meanings and implications. First of all, authentic literally translates to “real” or “genuine”. Philosophically and psychologically speaking, it is a term used to describe the degree to which a person is true to his or...
