
I came across this quote by Albert Einstein mentioned in a couple of places in the same week, and it struck my how applicable it is to Appreciative Inquiry. If you’re looking only at analysing the causes of problems, you’re…
‘Confirmation Bias’ is when our minds filter what we perceive of the world around us, amplifying evidence that fits our existing beliefs and playing down or ignoring altogether any information that challenges them. Confirmation bias is inevitable – there’s so…
There are four possible reactions when someone gives us feedback, depending on a combination of how open we are to the feedback and how confident we are in our own ability to handle and learn from challenges. Defensive (Low Openness/Low…
“If I have seen further it is by standing on ye sholders of Giants” ~ Isaac Newton, natural philosopher What are we to take from Newton’s observation nowadays? What advice does it hold for us? I take it to mean…
Recently I picked up the guitar again, after a layoff of about 10 years, and started singing and playing at the local open mic night. I should add that I was nothing like a good guitar player previously, so I…
Anyone interested in personal development will have come across the Henry Ford quote “Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t, you’re right.” This quote is so often repeated because it encapsulates an essential truth – that self-belief…
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