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Breaking the Cycle (From Chapter 1 of Becoming a Leader of Leaders)
By Ian Lees You are entering one of the most significant transitions in your career. The demands have increased significantly. The stakes...
Ian Lees
Oct 11, 20224 min read
Managing Emotions and Why it Matters
By Claudia Boers How the world shows up for us and the possibilities we see (or don’t see) for ourselves is heavily determined by our...
Claudia Boers
Oct 11, 20225 min read
Listening ... the Secret Sauce of Life
By Karen White "When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new." -- The...
Karen White
Oct 11, 20228 min read
Using Requests to Constructively Deal with Anger
By Claudia Boers "How dare they?" "She just doesn’t care." "He’s so selfish." "It’s so obvious, why would they do it like that?" "It’s so...
Claudia Boers
Oct 11, 20227 min read
Breathing and Emotional Transition
By Alan Sieler You have probably heard someone say at some time when you were angry or upset, "Take a deep breath and count to 10". There...
Alan Sieler
Oct 11, 20228 min read
The Universality of Grief, Grieving and Coming to Terms with Our Losses
by Karen White Introduction A key reason for me becoming a coach was because I realised it would provide a way to reduce my own and...
Karen White
Oct 11, 20226 min read
The Power of Our Moods
by Nicky Wilson-Harris Background Nicky Wilson-Harris is a Professional Certified Coach® (International Coach Federation) accredited as...
Nicky Wilson-Harris
Oct 11, 20224 min read
Using Our Emotions Wisely: Guilt and Shame
by Karen White Introducing Karen White Karen is a highly skilled ontological practitioner who completed the first South African Graduate...
Karen White
Oct 11, 20225 min read
Conversations With Kids: Seven Practices
by Jeanette Mundy Introducing Jeanette Mundy In the voluminous literature on leadership there seems to be virtually no recognition of the...
Jeanette Mundy
Oct 11, 202210 min read
Firmly Standing Your Ground in the Face of Criticism
by Alan Sieler Have you ever been on the receiving end of criticism and felt emotionally attacked –from, for example, a work colleague,...
Alan Sieler
Oct 11, 20226 min read
How Constructive Are Your Negative Opinions?
by Alan Sieler What is the difference between being critical and opinionated and providing considered and respectful critique? We’ve all...
Alan Sieler
Oct 11, 20226 min read
The Relevance of Moods and Emotions for Living with Acquired Brain Injury
by Paul Raciborski Over the last couple of years I have facilitated more than 15 workshops with members of the NSW Brain Injury...
Paul Raciborski
Oct 11, 20225 min read
Is This The Secret of Life?
by Alan Sieler You are probably familiar with the expression, “The only certainties in life are death and taxes”. In the increasingly...
Alan Sieler
Oct 11, 20226 min read
Relationship Breakdowns
by Alan Sieler One of the indispensable features of our lives is relating with others. Be it at home, social life, shopping or the...
Alan Sieler
Oct 11, 20225 min read
Trust and Relationships
by Alan Sieler All of us, at one stage or other, have experienced a situation in which we have found ourself not trusting another person....
Alan Sieler
Oct 11, 20224 min read
The Legitimate Other
By Paul Raciborski and Alan Sieler Paul Raciborski from Sydney is a participant in the current Graduate Diploma of Ontological Coaching....
Paul Raciborski and Alan Sieler
Oct 11, 20224 min read
The Challenge of Being Influential
By Mark Raymond In nearly all of our coaching work with people in organisations, one of the most prominent issues is having influence....
Mark Raymond
Oct 11, 20225 min read
Dealing With Difficult People
Alan Sieler It seems like no matter what area of life we are in there are always some people who are difficult to get on with. They are...
Alan Sieler
Oct 11, 20226 min read
Is This Our Greatest Challenge?
by Alan Sieler and Mark Raymond In difficult times what was present in our life and was going well is no longer there. Important aspects...
Alan Sieler and Mark Raymond
Oct 11, 20225 min read
What Really Has To Change?
by Alan Sieler Part of the discussion about the current global circumstances of economic downturn, global warming, environmental...
Alan Sieler
Oct 11, 20227 min read
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