Category: personal
Seek the rewards of using your strengths at work
How can I as a leader be kinder to myself, and allow my strengths to shine through? There’s a part of me that seems hardwired to focus on deficits rather than strengths in myself, despite being able to see strengths in others. Having worked in the social service industry for the last 25 years I…
If you want something to change, change how you think about it
It’s an illusion to think that I can change the people around me and get them be just as I want them to be. But what I can do is change my thoughts and thinking and create a way of being that may create a different outcome. There are many sayings that reflect this way…
Abuse of Power
In mid 2014 I watched the film, “Calvary“, which is a compelling exploration of relationships, loss, pain, and abuse of power. It’s one of those films that left the audience silent as we left the cinema, and also one that my thoughts returned to repeatedly over the next few days. This is a film with many…
Confessions of a social activist
I’m not sure that I’m really a social activist, but it’s a good title for this blog entry. My confession is that I am not really sure what works in achieving change in this world. I know that I am involved in lots of things and that there have been little wins along the journey.…
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