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BENEFITS OF ANGER WE DISOWN
Benefits of Anger We DisownAs the massive COVID-19 fear epidemic moves people into self-isolation, anger is a common emotion, both getting frustrated with not being able to do all the same things and maybe also annoyed with the people we live with. Today we look at...
SELF ISOLATION DAY 13 – CHECKING THE HOMELESS PERSON IN THE TENT IS ALIVE
Self Isolation Day 13 - Checking the Homeless Person in the Tent is AliveWhile walking in my happy place, the amazing native bush at the bottom of the Auckland domain, I pondered this... Do the homeless even know about Covid-19? I have seen a homeless guy many times...
SELF ISOLATION DAY 3 – FRUSTRATION AND ANGER AS REALITY HITS
Self Isolation Day 3 - frustration and anger as reality hitsSelf-isolation has been an interesting roller coaster ride of emotions, initially being a bit blase about it thinking I could maybe play tennis, having been told at the airport that I can go to the beach and...
SELF ISOLATION DAY 1 – AVOIDING REALITY
Self Isolation Day 1 - avoiding RealityThe plane was almost empty, strange times and the reality had not fully hit home of the seriousness of it all. There was a huge queue of taxis and shuttles at the airport, as nobody was around when we landed in Auckland on Monday...
Technological Change and the Future of Work Submission to NZ Productivity Commission
Last week I made this submission about Society 5.0 to the Productivity Commission of New Zealand after their inspirational idea of looking at Technological Change and the Future of Work. Last year I wrote about Society 5.0, the more connected world. Society 5.0...
DEFINING EMOTIONAL FITNESS COMPARED WITH EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
Emotional Fitness is a newer term. Many people know about Emotional Intelligence, yet Emotional Fitness a subset of the broader category of Emotional Intelligence. As explained in the following table, Emotional Fitness is more focused on the internal use and...
ROBERT C ROBERTSON AS A GUEST BEING INTERVIEWED ON THE GO ALL IN PODCAST
It was a delight to be interviewed by Robert Brus for his Go All In podcast which you can find on on iTunes or listen below. Thanks to Robert Brus for his interesting interview questions. Rob Robertson
WHY THE TREND TOWARDS AUTHENTIC LEADERSHIP?
In today's more connected world of social media, the internet of things and the always-on smartphone, the evolution of leadership styles and communication has been significant over the years. With this greater transparency today, less acceptable is a dictator style of...
FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS TALK TESTIMONIAL
Feeling inspired by the feedback and wonderful testimonial from a recent talk. The content is very close to my heart, with the core message, Dare to Dream. I was the guest speaker at the NZIE graduation ceremony which had 400 people attending. A core message was...
THE IMPORTANCE OF VISION AND PURPOSE TO CREATE A HIGH PERFORMANCE TEAM
In this roaming selfie video blog, I avoid the rain and look at two key aspects of high performance, high-productivity teams. These are how a vision and purpose can excite and engage the entire team, to feel part of something bigger. Helping fuel the inner desire to...