Tools for Leadership in Times of Change
In a world where so much is changing so fast, we need new ways to make sense of what is happening. Our conscious, rational minds will tend to seek out Continue Reading →
Winston Churchill famously said that: “You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks.” This time of global change is bringing us Continue Reading →
The brains of our ancestors evolved to notice change because, for them, change might mean three things: food, sex, or death. But when the whole world is changing at once, Continue Reading →
When so much is changing around us so fast, and the world no longer works the way it used to, it can be easy to misinterpret events. Add to this Continue Reading →
This short film from 2014 is even more relevant today. It describes how Russia’s President Putin and others have used disinformation and fake news to undermine people’s perception and understanding Continue Reading →
A time of change is bound to sometimes bring us unwanted emotions such as anger, frustration, sadness, or fear. Our first response can often be to want them to go Continue Reading →
The final mis-blink or mistaken assumption we can easily fall into during this time of change is called blaming or scapegoating. When a situation turns out differently from the way Continue Reading →
Another form of distorted thinking we can easily fall into during times of change is when we mistake our feelings for truth. This happens when we feel something so strongly Continue Reading →
In a changing world it is easy to make assumptions that no longer hold true. One of the commonest ways of doing this is called ‘blinkered thinking’ or ‘extreme thinking’. Continue Reading →
The fifth common mistaken assumption or ‘mis-blink‘ we can easily make in times of change is called dependency. This arises when we make our actions conditional or dependent on the behaviour Continue Reading →