Are you sure you’re the emotionally intelligent one? I just read a piece of absolute drivel which moved me to seize my pen for this post. It started with a former client sending me a passage that, she said, resonated powerfully with her. Frankly, my blood is still boiling. I’m angry about what it tells […]
Read MoreCan you trust your story of what happened? The other day, a client said: “I knew that promotion would go to her instead”. And then I listened to a fascinating story of self-denigration. How they had gotten every.single.thing.wrong. And bad luck too. Just the day before, another had said: “I knew that job was the […]
Read MoreThe Difficult Colleague: How Changing Your Interpretation Changes Your Reaction In this article series, I explore how Relationship Friction and Relationship Wisdom shape career satisfaction and progression through apparently innocuous, yet critical, workplace moments. And yet, I seem to be developing a habit of departing from that original plan 🤔 The first departure had me […]
Read MoreThe day I imagined my client’s results singing. “My results should speak for themselves”, he said crossly. And then it happened: I suddenly visualised his results like dancing peanut M&Ms. These dancing peanut M&Ms were also singing. Singing his praises. In Dolby stereo. To this day, I pray this lasted only seconds. What a lovely […]
Read MoreThe biggest mistake professionals make is confusing office politics with political behaviour In this article series, I explore how Relationship Friction (RF) and Relationship Wisdom (RW) shape career satisfaction and progression through apparently innocuous, yet critical, workplace moments. Last month, we sidestepped to delve into recognisable signs that RF is slowly wreaking your career. As […]
Read MoreHow beating cancer got me thinking 🤔 I was diagnosed with cancer on 5 June 2020. Just out of the first COVID confinement. Two cancers, by the way. Not to brag but to show how scary it was. In-between surgeries, I resolved: “If I beat this, I’ll examine my life for meaning and purpose.” When […]
Read More5 Signs Relationship Friction is Stalling Your Career In this article series, I explore how Relationship Friction (RF) and Relationship Wisdom (RW) shape career satisfaction and progression through apparently innocuous, yet critical, workplace moments. A number of you have reached out to discuss how to more precisely recognise RF. This article is therefore a brief […]
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