Observable Candor and Caring Criticism

‘….in our research at more than 50 large companies over the past three years, we identified  “observable candor”  as the behaviour that best predicts high – performing teams. Continue reading

Choosing our response to circumstance

“Whether a problem is direct (problems involving our own behaviour), indirect (problems involving other people’s behaviour), or no control (problems we can do nothing about, such as our past and situational realities), we have in our hands the first step to the solution. Continue reading

Power and Love

Kahane has spent most of his consultancy since Mont Fleur focusing on dialogue, what he calls “opening,” or even “love.” but he has come to see that power is just as important. Continue reading

The possibility of courage

The experience of really listening to another human being is the source of our willingness to love them. Continue reading

When we focus on others, our world expands.

“Self-absorption in all its forms kills empathy, let alone compassion. When we focus on ourselves, our world contracts as our problems and preoccupations loom large. Continue reading

“How can I change?”

A man who says, “I want to change, tell me how to”, seems very earnest, very serious, but he is not. Continue reading