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Dec 1, 2022

Let go of perfection

How's that for an end-of-year resolution: let go of perfection. At the beginning of this year I did a Tea & Toast talk on how to start...

Sep 15, 2022

How are you spending your time?

Time was a connecting theme between two books I've read recently: one focused on simplicity; one on remote workplace culture. Both...

Dec 14, 2021

Reframe negative thoughts

In resilience workshops, I chirpily tell people to use the reframing technique to manage negative patterns of thought. Here's an example...

Mar 30, 2021

Lessons from a dull Saturday night: losing and failure

Last Saturday night I sat doing my knitting with half an eye on the Blues/Chiefs game on the TV - an insight into my thrilling social...

Mar 15, 2021

Levelling the field for psychological safety

I entered 'psychological safety' into the search field on You Tube last week. Not a cry for help, just part of my ongoing inquiry into...

Dec 7, 2020

The no asshole rule

I used to work with an asshole. You might be imagining something like this photo: a person loudly shouting, aggressively swearing, and...

Nov 26, 2020

Happy Thanksgiving

A friend asked me this morning how New Zealanders celebrate Thanksgiving. I paused before reminding her it's an American holiday and...

May 11, 2020

Following threads, zoombies and the economy of action

One of the great joys of life for me is browsing library and bookshop shelves. You don't know what you'll come across, what you'll learn...

Feb 28, 2019

Getting to grips with resilience

We’ve been working with resilience and positive psychology ideas for many years. Many approaches have common threads, such as...