Technical and Adaptive Problems Within Change

As challenging as it is, you cannot make changes for someone else. So, why if we want to change, can change be so hard? Maybe, some of that answer lies in the difference between technical and adaptive problems…   What Are Technical and Adaptive Problems? In the book Leadership Without Easy Answers, Ronald Heifetz explains the…

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Moving from Complaint to Commitment

In the book, How the Way we Talk Can Change the Way We Work, Robert Kegan and Lisa Laskow Lahey, discuss how many workplaces are dominated by NBC (nagging, bitching and complaining) or BMW (bitching, moaning or whining). As you know these behaviours can be quite draining on our energy, however they can also be…

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Beliefs Are Not Facts!

“Man often becomes what he believes himself to be. If I keep on saying to myself that I cannot do a certain thing, it is possible that I may end by really becoming incapable of doing it. On the contrary, if I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the…

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Starting to Untangle from Taking Things Personally

Welcome to Day 7 of the Untangling Draining Habits challenge. Over the past 7 days, we have been bringing awareness to different habits that cause undue stress or anxiety in our lives. At the end of the each post, we share with you one simple step you can take to start to untangle from the draining habit. So far…

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Starting to Untangle from Pushing Through

Welcome to Day 6 of the Untangling Draining Habits challenge. Over 7 days, we are bringing awareness to different habits that cause undue stress or anxiety in our lives. At the end of the each post, we share with you one simple step you can take to start to untangle from the draining habit. So far we have…

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Starting to Untangle from Emotional Eating

Welcome to Day 5 of the Untangling Draining Habits challenge. Over 7 days, we are bringing awareness to different habits that cause undue stress or anxiety in our lives. At the end of the each post, we share with you one simple step you can take to start to breakup with the draining habit. So far we…

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Starting to Untangle from a Continual Sense of Lack

Welcome to Day 4 of the Untangling Draining Habits challenge. Over 7 days, we are bringing awareness to different habits that cause undue stress or anxiety in our lives. At the end of the each post, we share with you one simple step you can take to start to untangle from the draining habit. So far we have…

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