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Anneli Blundell - People Whisperer

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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
10 July 2025
Leadership Development
Anneli Blundell
Saying NO Isn't Personal - It's Professional

Saying no at work isn’t personal—it’s professional. Learn why setting boundaries is a leadership skill, how to reframe ‘no’ as professional, and why always saying yes can lead to burnout.

Saying NO Isn't Personal - It's Professional
Anneli Blundell
17 February 2015

Random occurrence or grist for the mill?

Anneli Blundell
17 February 2015

When I’m working with clients, either one on one or in groups, I pay a lot of attention to what’s happening in the general space.

Tagged: coaching, context, insight, perception

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Anneli Blundell
17 February 2015

What your emotions tell you about other people

Anneli Blundell
17 February 2015

'Self-as-Instrument' refers to our ability to use what we are feeling or sensing in our own bodies as information about what might be going on for other people in the group.

Tagged: emotional contagion, group culture

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Anneli Blundell
17 February 2015

Why the ‘Why’ matters in influencing behaviour

Anneli Blundell
17 February 2015

I’ve been flying for most of my adult life… without monitoring the exits, knowing how to open them and reading the safety card with any real intent to understand or remember it.

Tagged: communication, influence, behaviour, change

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Anneli Blundell
17 February 2015

My expectation of you is my experience of you

Anneli Blundell
17 February 2015

The people around us, our colleagues, our friends, our partners and our children are all impacted by our beliefs about what they are capable of… for better or for worse.

Tagged: Motivation, Leadership, influence, behaviour, change

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Anneli Blundell
17 February 2015

Stop trying to solve my problems!

Anneli Blundell
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.”

Tagged: communication, conflict management, coaching, perspective

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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.

Tagged: communication, conflict management, perspective

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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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Coaching Maturity and the Power of Silence: What Your Response to Silence Says About Your Coaching Style
How to Manage a Brilliant But Difficult Team Member
How to Manage a Brilliant But Difficult Team Member
Saying NO Isn't Personal - It's Professional
Saying NO Isn't Personal - It's Professional
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What a tiktokker taught me about being succinct - she is masterful!
Are you sitting too high?
Are you sitting too high?
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Speaking up make you nervous?
The Real Cost of Politeness in the Age of AI
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