Why ‘Ponderings’?
My brain is like a cooker/stove top. It has ‘stuff’ bubbling away on it all the time. Some is quietly blipping away in the background. Others front of mind and needing my attention.
I’m inspired by conversations, news items, articles, events and these blogs are the results of those musings!
The manager who thinks they are being kind
DISC and Insights tell you how people communicate when things are calm. They tell you nothing about what happens under pressure. Here's the layer underneath, and the supportive manager who's really in control.
Why being a control freak is a good thing!
Most leaders know the circles of concern, influence and control, but knowing the model and using it under pressure are two very different things.
When the problem isn’t skills, it’s stress
"We need to upskill our team" is the brief I hear most. But more often than you'd think, the team doesn't need training, they need to stop being exhausted.