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How's that for an end-of-year resolution: let go of perfection. At the beginning of this year I did a Tea & Toast talk on how to start...

Time was a connecting theme between two books I've read recently: one focused on simplicity; one on remote workplace culture. Both...

In resilience workshops, I chirpily tell people to use the reframing technique to manage negative patterns of thought. Here's an example...

Last Saturday night I sat doing my knitting with half an eye on the Blues/Chiefs game on the TV - an insight into my thrilling social...

I entered 'psychological safety' into the search field on You Tube last week. Not a cry for help, just part of my ongoing inquiry into...

I used to work with an asshole. You might be imagining something like this photo: a person loudly shouting, aggressively swearing, and...

A friend asked me this morning how New Zealanders celebrate Thanksgiving. I paused before reminding her it's an American holiday and...

One of the great joys of life for me is browsing library and bookshop shelves. You don't know what you'll come across, what you'll learn...

We’ve been working with resilience and positive psychology ideas for many years. Many approaches have common threads, such as...