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Leadership lessons from “Game of Thrones” – part 2

There has been a big response to my first blog about “Game of Thrones” – it obviously struck a chord with readers, so I thought I’d continue the theme. If you missed part 1, read here https://www.shapingchange.com.au/blog/?p=17 So, let’s continue the leadership lessons with Eddard Stark. As appointed “Hand of the King”, Eddard and the […]

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Putting emotions to work

Earlier this year, I attended an Emotional Intelligence program run by Dr Susan David from Harvard. It was a fantastic opportunity to consolidate all my previous learning on the subject, and gave me many new ideas. Emotional Intelligence is a bit of a buzz word, and is often seen as yet “another management fad”. However, […]

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Leadership lessons from “Game of Thrones”

I have been watching the HBO series “Game of Thrones” on DVD lately and there are some interesting leadership lessons to be explored. The series is set in a world similar to medieval times, where the seasons are unpredictable and can last for years. The summer has been many years, but now people are predicting […]

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Coaching, leadership and the brain

Recently I attended a seminar run by Human Synergistics called “Wiring for Blue”. Unless you use the HS tools and understand that Blue is constructive behaviour, that probably doesn’t make a lot of sense… However, in brief, the day was about brain wiring, how it works and how to leverage this knowledge for coaching and […]