The Blame Game
In many companies today there is a ‘blame culture’. Where groups or teams are frequently criticized or blamed, the result is a culture where people become reluctant to own their mistakes. It also means that people won’t be willing to take risks or speak out.
Vulnerability, Courage, and Belonging
It takes courage to be brave and courage requires vulnerability, yet no one wants to be vulnerable – only brave. Culturally, we believe vulnerability is weakness. The Merriam Webster definition of vulnerability is “to be capable of being physically or emotionally wounded”.
State of the Heart Report 2024
The State of the Heart report is the world’s largest study of emotional intelligence. Drawing on a large global dataset from over 129 countries, the Report uses a randomized sample balanced by demographics.
How to avoid confirmation bias
Confirmation Bias is the tendency of people’s minds to seek out information that supports the views they already hold and dismiss or minimize that which does not align with their views.
Navigating stress in the office
In 2023 Africa scored lowest on Navigating Emotions. This can lead to volatility and makes us more prone to an inability to handle stress.
The necessity of love and compassion
As much as we may think we can control our lives, there’s always something waiting around the corner to challenge us. How we respond to these challenges will determine our experience.
The Myth of Winning
To effectively resolve a conflict, all parties need to come away with a workable solution which they agree to. This article explores methods to enable everyone to win.
Reflecting on 2023, learnings, challenges, focus
As we head into the final chapter of 2023, I’d like to reflect on the highs and lows and the learnings that I have taken from the past year.
State of the Heart Report Key Findings 2023
Key findings of the latest State of the Heart report, which was recently published by 6 Seconds.
Gift of the Givers and Pursuing Noble Goals
If there is ever anyone who lives by what he says it is founder of the Gift of the Givers, Dr Sooliman. Those without an established noble goal will be short-term focused, may burn out or find it hard to persevere through challenges.
Which emotion would you give up?
Our emotions that we often like to classify as ‘good’ or ‘bad’ are two sides of the same ‘coin’.
7 Tips to create workplace empathy
Empathy is an important part of our human condition, at home and at work. The more you understand another person’s emotions, the better you can respond to them.