Active Listening
Active listening is so much more than just hearing the words that someone has to say. Hearing the person behind the words allows us to...
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Oct 20, 20214 min read
Difficult Conversations
Difficult conversations are exactly that. Difficult. We often resist them or procrastinate about having them. We may go as far as to...
Sep 13, 20213 min read
Kindness Matters
Be Kind. Two words that we have often heard spoken in this country. They are an important part of New Zealand’s covid brand. Some might...
Jul 27, 20212 min read
Loud and quiet anger
Anger is a natural consequence of not getting what we want and need. It is a response to an injustice, real or imagined. It is a way of...
Jul 27, 20212 min read
Imagine an iceberg
In previous articles I have referred to a set of concerns that we are all share. They are the need for acknowledgement, belonging,...
May 24, 20212 min read
Anger tells our story of pain
We have all experienced anger at some time in our lives. An unjust sandpit moment, the parental wrath of a teen missing curfew, the...
May 24, 20212 min read
Conflict can exist in the absence of a dispute.
Most of us fear conflict and do our best to avoid it. Sometimes this can be to the detriment of expressing our true feelings or voicing...
Nov 30, 20202 min read
Magic in the Circle – a reflection
I sit and wait. Seven empty chairs wait with me. Soon they will be filled by a leadership team that has lost their will to lead. A single...
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