Monthly Archives: August 2019

Business cannot remain as a Bystander in a System that gives them Permission to Be.

British historian Arnold Toynbee concluded his 25-year study of 21 civilisations with the observation that ā€œGreat civilizations die from suicide, not by murder.ā€ Toynbee observed that each civilisation—or cultural system—has within itself the seeds of its own change and destruction and that even the most prosperous and sophisticated civilisations are vulnerable to self-inflicted ruin. This [...]

By | August 22nd, 2019|Uncategorised|0 Comments

Why Do Challenging Conversations Threaten Our Identity?

Most of my blogs are indexed to the reasons why I provide training for Courageous Conversations but I’ve seldom written directly about Courageous Conversations.Ā  This blog is different. "Tough Conversations", "Challenging Conversations",Ā  "Crucial Conversations", "Difficult Conversations" – there are a multitude of labels that suggest why communication can be fraught with tension.Ā  I have chosen [...]

By | August 5th, 2019|Uncategorised|0 Comments