The Ninja-Monk of Team Leadership
Last week I received a mail from a friend and colleague. It was lovely to hear from her. She was responding to a message I had put to my network requesting senior management teams to participate in my doctoral dissertation. She has been very busy, but diligent as ever (and its what impresses me to […]
The Dangers of Ignoring Low Trust Environments
My path into Psychology was somewhat circuitous and, at times, an embarrassing stumble and fumble into the field. I landed in the Clinical/Psychiatric field and was shocked at the mistreatment of some of the most vulnerable of people in our society – the mentally ill. The truth behind the psychiatric cage doors was that an […]
We trust behaviours more than intent!
‘Trust me, it will all be OK.’ ‘Trust me, my intentions are good.’ ‘Trust me, just trust me’ Usually all said with a glint in the eye and a warm, nodding smile. It seems trust is preoccupying not only my thoughts but my work too. Trust me, it must be important then (I write that […]
The Science of Trust – Part 2
A client of mine; an esteemed, silver-haired hotelier; once told me the secret to his success. He didn’t quite put it that way, but his message suggested as much. He proudly claimed that mastering the black and white aspects of service enabled comfort in the grey and that service excellence to humans was all hidden […]
The Science of Trust – Part 1
Last week a CEO asked me ‘if anything had really changed in the people development space over the past 15 years?’ The declining angle of his eyebrows and gaze gave away his real question ‘is there anything that you could tell me, that I don’t already know?’ I love a challenge. I responded with deep […]