Great Circle

A senior team leader I’ve enjoyed coaching for the past 3 months was chatting with me about improving the way he ran meetings with his key staff. This had been our main focus for coaching for weeks because he believed (and was subsequently proved correct ) that a small amount of focussed effort on creatively [...]

Ever find that you’ve developed a shell around your heart? It may be a gruff exterior that doesn’t let anyone close or a growing sense of bitterness about life in general. It may be self-protection stemming from a series of disappointments or just a mindset of negativity that robs life of its shine. My own [...]

In answer to the above question, I guess the answer is “It depends on our motives.” My favourite 2 writers on the topic of setting boundaries (psychologists Cloud and Townsend) make a helpful distinction between selfishness and stewardship. In general stewardship is responsibility for taking good care of resources entrusted to us. For example, protecting [...]

Your brother lost the last thing you loaned him. Now he’s on the phone asking to borrow your car for a few days. A lady you know wants to come over to talk. You know from past experience that she will not be interested in hearing about your recent experiences but will spend literally hours [...]