After observing and coaching teams, especially executive teams, for the last 25 years, I assert that there are only three root causes for the loss of trust.
After observing and coaching teams, especially executive teams, for the last 25 years, I assert that there are only three root causes for the loss of trust.
Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash First Point: The three true human causes of all problems that exist in your business such as conflict, process breaches, values breaches, safety issues and errors are fear, useless habits and ignorance. Usually it’s a combination of any or all three. For example, a safety incident where a […]
Elephant in global room - depositphotos.com It’s not Trump, political divide, racism, climate change, obesity, tech disruption or AI, poverty, population growth, possible pandemic. However, the above are related symptoms, as this report shows. The elephant in the room is the very structure of money at the global level – namely Central Banking. All money […]
Stress and anxiety, there’s a lot of it going around right now, yes? The following arises from my experience in high risk, high performance and high stakes activity in covert operations and commerce. When we are stressed or anxious, we are in fight, flight or freeze mode and the following can happen: Blood goes away […]
Imagine this is true. That Life, including Work, is just a game we have chosen to play. There are only two games that we can choose from. Game One is the Game of Altruism, Game Two is the Game of Egoism. Game One is an uphill struggle which ennobles us. These players aim for the […]
Root cause analysis is the process for determining the real cause of a problem, malfunction, error or oversight, so that the situation can be remedied and not occur again. Root cause analysis practices can vary according to the category, for example safety, production, process, failure and systems. However, all those categories are ultimately created operated […]
Many people who become leaders do so with self-doubt. I know, because I did too. What we think about ourselves becomes a story, one we tell ourselves. In my case, as a 20-year-old newly commissioned officer in the army, I had concerns about many things: Would I make a mistake? What if they think I’m […]
As 2018 kicked in, I gave brief thanks for missing all the negative Twitter & Facebook memes I heard about. I rejoiced when I noticed positive and uplifting memes. I gave thanks for my choice to pay attention to only those validated facts that contribute to my understanding of our world. I gave thanks for […]
Not all Australian leaders are incompetent or morally bankrupt. Just too many in too many crucial positions. Such as in politics (all sides), where they’ve forsaken the good of the country for their own good. Such as the big banks where they’ve forsaken their employees, customers and shareholders for their own disgustingly generous and totally […]
I remember when there was once only one ‘bottom line’ – financial, i.e. profit. Next there was the double bottom line – profit and people. Then I heard about the triple bottom line – financial, social and environmental. And then I heard about the quadruple bottom line – profit, people, planet and purpose. Now in […]