This article follows on from What Most Leaders Are Getting Wrong About Empathy, And Why That’s Dangerous In Times Of Change: Part 1 How To Stop Empathy From Destroying Organizations And Families As our organizations evolve into the 21st Century,…
Free Webinar 7 July 2020: What Most Leaders Are Getting Wrong About Empathy
A free 60-minute webinar with Andy Smith and Elar Killumets. Date: 7 July 2020 The date’s past, but you can still register to view the replay! In this webinar you’ll learn: How to consciously separate between empathy and pseudo-empathy (reactive behaviour, that…
How The Experience Cube Works In Coaching Part 1: Introduction And Observing
Gervase Bushe’s ‘Experience Cube’ (part of the Clear Leadership model outlined in his excellent book, Clear Leadership: Sustaining Real Collaboration and Partnership at Work) is a useful tool for reducing anxiety, communicating more clearly, and increasing self-awareness. This article is…
Free Webinar June 11 – How To How To Support Your People In Times of Extreme Uncertainty
** UPDATE – the webinar has now finished but you can still register to see the replay, which will be available on demand for a while ** Free webinar on 11 June – ‘How To Support Your People In Times…
Principles of Appreciative Inquiry 1: The Constructionist Principle (video)
The first in a series of short videos where we introduce the basic principles underpinning Appreciative Inquiry. The first, and the one from which I think most of the others flow, is the Constructionist Principle. This says that the language…
Video – Andy Smith On How To Use The Experience Cube To Be A More Effective Leader
Introducing Gervase Bushe’s concept of the Experience Cube (part of his Clear Leadership model) and how it can help you to be a more effective leader, develop your self-awareness, and build your ‘non-anxious presence’ Recently I was interviewed by my…
The Experience Cube Explained In A Page
After the video interview I gave about the ‘Experience Cube’ model on Gavin Ingham’s Thrive Project site, Gavin asked me to share the core elements of the Cube in the comments. So I did – and before I knew it,…
What Most Leaders Are Getting Wrong About Empathy, And Why That’s Dangerous In Times Of Change: Part 1
The number one problem problem stopping managers from acting effectively in times of change is – empathy! No, hear us out… That sub-heading sounds like a ‘Randian’ or even sociopathic call to not care about others. It really isn’t, and…
Are You A Leader? Here’s The Most Important Thing You Can Do To Combat Anxiety In Uncertain Times
Here’s the most effective way you can reduce speculation and combat anxiety in your team during the coronavirus pandemic.
What To Do When It’s Hard To Get Your Affirmative Topic Wording Right
Sometimes it’s easy to ‘flip’ a problem statement into an affirmative topic. But for some problems, perhaps vaguer or more complex ones, it can seem harder. Here’s a process you can use when none of your attempts at an affirmative…