17 February 2015

Stop trying to solve my problems!

17 February 2015

“I try to listen without giving solutions but I just don't understand why my staff keep telling me their problems if they don't want me to fix them.”

Anneli Blundell

17 February 2015

How to navigate a communication barrier

Anneli Blundell

17 February 2015

Sometimes it’s hard to get through to someone. We feel like they are not listening, and it’s almost as if there is a huge physical barrier between us.

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

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.

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.

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?”

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.

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?

Anneli Blundell

17 February 2015

Mood makers and mood takers

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17 February 2015

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

Anneli Blundell

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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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