Tag: Self management
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Difficult conversations (part III): “The identity conversation”
Difficult conversations (part III): “The identity conversation” In the first article in this three-part series, I explored how to tackle the most obvious part of the “difficult conversation”: the question of what has actually happened which makes the conversation necessary and hard to tackle. In the second part , I stressed how important it is,
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Difficult conversations (part II): “The feelings”
Difficult conversations (part II): “The feelings” In the first part of this three-part article , I explored with you how to tackle the most obvious aspect of any “difficult conversation”: the tip of the iceberg, the question of what happened? In this second part, we come back to Peter, Jenny and Andrzej, who are still
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Difficult conversations (part I): “what happened?”
Difficult conversations (part I): “what happened?” We all have to face difficult conversations, i.e. anything that we find hard to talk about, whether in our private life or in the workplace. Such conversations are a normal part of life. Often, visitors come to the Ombud because they need to have such a conversation but don’t
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Maintaining motivation throughout your career
Maintaining motivation throughout your career Andrew* comes to my office to discuss an issue of concern. After I remind him of the working principles of the Ombud – confidentiality, informality, impartiality and independence – I invite him to explain what is worrying him. Andrew chooses to start with: “I have only six more years to
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Overcoming a deadlock? Try reappraising!
Overcoming a deadlock? Try reappraising! Janet* has just been informed by her management that she has to step down from her current job and responsibilities and start a new project in another unit, taking on a role that poses a real challenge but entails no managerial responsibilities. Because of her excellent work in her current
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Pivoting: a basketball metaphor for addressing conflicts
Pivoting: a basketball metaphor for addressing conflicts In basketball, a pivot is a rotation to face another direction, in order to pass or shoot the ball more effectively. I have been reviewing a variety of reading material about conflict resolution and was surprised to find that the book The Conflict Pivot by Tammy Lenski[1] uses
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Feeling beyond help
Feeling beyond help The World Health Organization ( WHO) web site defines mental health as: “a state of mental well-being that enables people to cope with the stresses of life, realize their abilities, learn well and work well, and contribute to their community”. The site also lists – non-exhaustively – risks to mental health, also
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From lone wolf to inclusive leadership (Act III)
From lone wolf to inclusive leadership (Act III) In this article, we again meet Stefano*, an experienced leader in the Organization who has decided to move from being a lone decision maker to an inclusive, open-minded leader. As a first step, Stefano reflected on why he was so attached to his former authoritarian management style.
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From lone wolf to inclusive leadership (Act II)
From lone wolf to inclusive leadership (Act II) In the previous issue of the Ombud’s Corner, we met Stefano*, an experienced leader in the Organization who is reflecting on whether the authoritative management style that he has cultivated for years is still working for his career and, above all, for the well-being of his team.
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From lone wolf to inclusive leadership (Act I)
From lone wolf to inclusive leadership (Act I) Stefano* has extensive experience as a leader. He has been deploying a management style that is authoritative and leaves little space for collaborative decision making. Stefano has been successful for many years, but he realises that the members of his team may be more competent than him