People engage in office politics because they think it will lead to better career prospects for them in the future. They align themselves to influencers, which by default means they will also be distancing themselves from others in the organisation. But who is actually influential? Sometimes we know, but sometimes we don’t. Lots of companies will have hidden influencers that employees aren’t aware of. This could be the receptionist or the security staff, the canteen manager or the IT administrator.
Read MoreThis is probably my favourite concept on love and that’s primarily because it’s so simple and yet effective. At any time over the course of a relationship, individuals in the couple behave on different levels of this chart and they may or may not have very good reasons for doing so. It can be really difficult to behave at level 3 if your partner is always at level 1 or 2, but let’s remember that level 3 is the optimum level and where we all ultimately want to be.
Read MoreIt’s important to note what are good habits to have in a relationship but it’s also essential that we know what are the key behaviours to avoid. Again, this week’s post follows on with the work of Dr. John Gottman and Nan Silver. Check out their books if you get a chance. They are well worth it - I’m a big fan, as you can probably tell!
Read MoreI thought I should write a piece on relationships for Valentines day so here it is! There are lots of talks on love and relationships on TED but these are my favourite ones. Some are scientific, some are more philosophical and some are plain practical. Hope you enjoy them if you get a chance to check them out!
Read MoreIt seems like this one specifically relates to men. It turns out that we’re not perfect - who knew?! Time to pull up the socks. Check out these 3 quotes that make a pretty clear point.
“Studies have shown that marriages where the husband resists sharing power are four times more likely to end or drone on unhappily than marriages where the husband does not resist."
Read MoreThe quality of the couple’s friendship is, by 70%, the determining factor in whether men and women feel satisfied with the sex, romance, and passion in their marriage.
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model |ˈmɒd(ə)l| noun
a person or thing regarded as an excellent example of a specified quality: as she grew older, she became a model of self-control.
Read MoreSomeone might say that they want to be rich or to be a millionaire and I’d like to challenge that in this post. Maybe they have already started and they are on their way. But when someone says it and they seem to do nothing about it, I wonder whether they want it so much. Are they working at a job where that’s possible? Or are they developing the skills and the abilities to make that a possibility in the future? If so, great! If not, why not? Maybe we don’t really want it so much…
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