Effective Communication – A Reminder

As this current Global Pandemic chapter continues to stretch out, the conversations around us ebb and morph.  We are all being challenged on deeply personal levels to form opinions that affect our here and now as well as our future, at the same time as trying to keep a handle on the operation of our…

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The Power of Team

“No one can whistle a symphony.  It takes a whole orchestra to play it.” – H. E. Luccock There is very little of great consequence that we can do alone.  Being human, we also prefer to do things together – to share ideas, to share skills, to share journeys. Being part of an effective team requires…

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ARE You Actually Winning and What’s It Costing You?

I’ve had the incredible privilege of spending the last three days (Friday to Sunday) on an intense Ann Wilson workshop in Capetown, South Africa, with another 200-odd humans willing to crack and stretch themselves towards further knowledge.  They’ve been an enlightening and challenging few days in the kind of space that prompts you to release…

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The Courage To Ask Relationship-Building Questions

In the last article, I spoke about Ego (the monkey on our shoulder) and how its quest to protect us prevents us from being able to team up well with other people.  Today, I’d like to talk about overcoming that, and finding the courage to ask relationship-building questions. Relationship-building questions are those that invite the…

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