Who am I if I’m not helping? Reflections on identity from a teamless leader in lockdown
A few weeks into lockdown, I started to realise that one of the things I was finding hard was that I had no team to help through the Covid-19 crisis. […] This longing to help people was painful at first as I felt powerless. Stuck at home, self employed, team-less. It was as if my wings had been clipped. And on top of that, my planned team facilitation and mediation projects were put on hold due to Covid-19…
Understanding personality: How to bring out the best in yourself and others
Personality matters. And never more so than in these stressful times when many of us are remote working and when our usual personality traits are likely to be amplified. I have mediated countless workplace conflicts that had their origins in - or escalated due to - personality clashes. […] Inspired by the Lumina Spark* psychometric, here are some tips to help you understand and manage your personality, to bring out the best in yourself and others…