Recently I had some firewood delivered. I live in rural France and our main heat source is our woodburning stoves. Getting good quality firewood is a big deal out here. Last month, with winter getting started, we were running low. So I asked around our usual suppliers, and to my dismay they had all sold
My friend and former co-trainer Margaret Nash has written a very practical and easy-to-read guide to finding your life’s new direction. As the subtitle implies, it’s written for ‘baby boomers’ (for readers outside the US who aren’t familiar with this term, it refers to people born in the years 1946-1964, in the baby boom after
There was an interesting article in ‘The Atlantic’ the other day by Adam Grant called “The Dark Side of Emotional Intelligence“, making the point that: “Emotional intelligence is important, but the unbridled enthusiasm has obscured a dark side. New evidence shows that when people hone their emotional skills, they become better at manipulating others. When
Appreciative Inquiry (AI) is an attractive approach to change for many reasons; it generates results fast, it engages people, it liberates creativity, it moves away from ‘blame culture’, and – not least – it feels good to focus on the positive. Even so, AI requires a considerable investment of time and resources, and perhaps a
