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The Opportunity Of Change & Transition

The Opportunity Of Change & Transition

As human beings, we are very good at creating and then automatically repeating patterns; patterns of behavior, patterns of feeling, patterns of thinking and patterns of posture. At one level, we are biologically wired to do this, as many of our internal biological systems exhibit homeostatis – blood pressure, body temperature and glucose concentration, to name but three. What this means is that our body is uniquely designed to self regulate and ensure stability of function. A body that is unable to self-regulate quickly runs into problems: a well-known example is

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The Importance of Care in Leadership by PCC, Newfield Asia Program Coach – Marc Smith Sacks

The Importance of Care in Leadership by PCC, Newfield Asia Program Coach – Marc Smith Sacks

There’s an old line about every journey, even the ones of thousands of miles, beginning with a single step. Leadership, as a concept, really isn’t any different. It all begins from a single place — but oftentimes, getting to that initial step can be hard for many leaders. Bob Dunham, the CEO and Founder of the Institute for Generative Leadership, has said that leadership happens when a leader declares a future that people commit to. Vision is about declaring a future, and that is exactly what leaders do. OK … so

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Entitlement and Effectiveness: The Dance of the 21st Century. – by Marcus Marsden, PCC

Entitlement and Effectiveness: The Dance of the 21st Century. – by Marcus Marsden, PCC

Entitlement: “That to which I have a right” In recent years, this has become one of the most pervasive limiting assessments that I see when I am coaching. Although it is rarely spoken – people do not often go around saying:” I am entitled to do / not do that” – it is a very common assessment that undercuts their capacity for effective action. There are many reasons why someone might start to assess themselves as “entitled”. The most common come from a position held or a length of time served,

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