Anne Marie’s Musings and Wonderings, full of thoughts, questions, ideas to help readers reflect upon their own lives
I think we need to come back a few spaces and stop a while to think things through before we start shouting about and fighting for, our rights. A right that is just, expresses what we want, need or feel but not at the expense of others i.e. not violating
In conflict situations we have an innate approach to which we automatically revert; a habit, formed over years of experience and linked to our personality. Like an old shoe, it’s our style, is well worn, comfortable and much loved. Old shoes are moulded to us and therefore difficult to discard
In my previous blog post, if you answered the 18 questions honestly, you will broadly know whether you tend towards assertiveness. This is the first step in self-awareness. The challenge now is to ‘take a look’ at yourself: observe and analyse the choices you make every day. Reflect by playing
A lack of assertive ability and skill, hold many people back from living their lives the way they want to; it is often at the heart of disengaged and demotivated people at work. A key component of EQ (emotional intelligence), assertiveness has often come up in many of my coaching
That rarely happens, sometimes when I give feedback I don’t get thanked, I get a blank stare or a mutter of defence. Then I am very sorry I took the risk of saying anything at all and keep quiet the next time. Feedback comes with negative connotations, such as rejection,
There is this amazingly simple approach used in coaching called GROW and many people use it to help them make changes in their lives, changes they always wanted to make but find difficult or about which they are constantly procrastinating. Count me in here, I am very slow to make
While I am very sure much has been written to explore the ‘Six Principles of Influence and Persuasion’ (by Dr. Robert Cialdini) in practice: to criticise and debunk their simple or superficial nature, I have to admit that I rather like them for that very reason: their simplicity and because
I was listening to a very interesting and absorbing interview this morning on RTE Radio I with Martin McGuinness. Now, before I go any further, I am not a member of any political party, nor do I want to be. I am a quiet voter who normally votes for individuals
Many years ago I attended a one-day course on ‘conflict resolution’ delivered by Brian McGeogh. Since then, I have used the powerful principles upon which the training was based both in my personal and professional life, over and over again. And I have shared them with people attending my own
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