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Anneli Blundell - People Whisperer

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18 September 2025
Leadership Development
Anneli Blundell
To get what you want, give them what they need

Learn how effective leaders boost focus in meetings by ‘going with’ distractions, creating presence, trust, and stronger team communication.

 To get what you want, give them what they need
3 September 2025
Leadership Development
Anneli Blundell
A clever behaviour change strategy

Discover a powerful behaviour change strategy from communication expert Anneli Blundell in Australia. Learn how to embed change into existing habits by designing around user behavior instead of forcing compliance.

A clever behaviour change strategy
19 August 2025
Leadership Development
Anneli Blundell
Why Won't Young People Use the Phone

Why young professionals need phone call training and what it reveals about workplace communication, lost social skills, and the future of work.

Why Won't Young People Use the Phone
13 August 2025
Leadership Development
Anneli Blundell
Coaching Maturity and the Power of Silence: ...

True coaching maturity isn’t about clever questions, it’s about your relationship with silence. Discover why experienced leaders and coaches trust pauses, and how silence can spark deeper reflection and real growth.

Coaching Maturity and the Power of Silence: What Your Response to Silence Says About Your Coaching Style
5 August 2025
Leadership Development
Anneli Blundell
How to Manage a Brilliant But Difficult Team ...

Struggling with a talented but difficult team member? Learn the 'Fuel Their Fire' approach, a smart leadership strategy to transform disruptive behavior into high-impact contribution through validation, recognition, and redirection.

How to Manage a Brilliant But Difficult Team Member
Anneli Blundell
17 February 2015

Bring on conflict! What?!

Anneli Blundell
17 February 2015

Apparently 46% of people would rather find another job than face a troubling situation at work*. This tells me the trouble with conflict is not that we have conflict but that we hate conflict and will go to great lengths to avoid it

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Anneli Blundell
17 February 2015

The hidden power of ‘shoulds’

Anneli Blundell
17 February 2015

Should’s are a toxic part of our vocabulary. Generally the more we ‘should’ (and then ‘don’t’) the worse we feel about ourselves. I ‘should’ finish that project today. I ‘should’ have prepared more for that meeting. I ‘should’ spend more time doing real work.

Tagged: coaching, communication, self-awareness, perspective

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Anneli Blundell
17 February 2015

The 7 reasons people talk over the top of others

Anneli Blundell
17 February 2015
The 7 reasons people talk over the top of others

A good conversation is like a game of tennis. You take turns. 

Tagged: communication, coaching, good conversation

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Anneli Blundell
17 February 2015

The science of behaviour change

Anneli Blundell
17 February 2015

“I love your newsletters Anneli. They are short and to the point and contain great insights for how to deal with my team of senior managers. One question: How do I transform these insights into new behaviours?”

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Anneli Blundell
17 February 2015

The problem with incompetence is not what we think

Anneli Blundell
17 February 2015

Incompetence at work is a necessary part of any developmental journey. A new skill, a new role, a new culture will all spark a fresh set of incompetencies. 

Tagged: incompetence, coaching

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Anneli Blundell
17 February 2015

Stop pushing my buttons!

Anneli Blundell
17 February 2015

Do people sometimes get up your nose? Do you your clients, partners, friends or staff know just what to say to get under your skin?

Tagged: coaching, communication

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Anneli Blundell
17 February 2015

Mood makers and mood takers

Anneli Blundell
17 February 2015

Our emotional states are contagious. How you feel in any given moment leaks out into the atmosphere and infects other people.

Tagged: emotional contagion, communication, coaching

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Anneli Blundell
4 February 2013

How judgments drive our behaviour

Anneli Blundell
4 February 2013

One of the ways we can begin to improve our social intelligence and our ability to read people is to firstly understand the mechanics of judgment.

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How to Manage a Brilliant But Difficult Team Member
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