Come on!
Andy Murray says: “It can be good to let your emotions show on court.” Just on court? Come on! Our possibilities are endless.
Category: emotions
Stayin’ alive . . .
I’m having a bit of a thing with Barry Gibb. It started a few weeks ago when I spent the afternoon on my sofa watching him take the Sunday afternoon crowd at Glastonbury by storm with a back catalogue that many will never be able to rival. And then I had a bit of a… Read More Stayin’ alive . . .
Reflection is key . . .
I’m reading a lot about intuition at the moment. This article discusses the danger of using intuition to make snap judgements about others, advising careful thinking instead. Why Emotional Snap Judgments Are Often Wrong (Matthew Hutson and Veronique Greenwood)
When emotions are high . . .
Follow this link to an excellent piece by Marcia Reynolds on emotions in conversations.
Wipe your tears . .
I was amazed by a feature on a news website about Japanese companies hiring people to make their staff cry. The logic behind this initiative is that it’s supposed to help people bond. The story recounted tales of people sitting in a conference room watching sad films and then crying inconsolably; of muffled sobs and sniffing noises;… Read More Wipe your tears . .
Own up . . .
I didn’t expect this . . .
Researchers have recently found that dogs can recognize emotions in humans and in other dogs. Apparently this very clever species is now known to be able to imitate other doggy expressions and have the capacity for empathy. And their ability to combine emotional cues may be intrinsic. If only a dog’s best friend was as good at reading… Read More I didn’t expect this . . .
2015 in review . . .
Have you taken any time at the beginning of of this year to look back on 2015 and reflect on what you did, on who and how you were? Your achievements, fears, high points, light-bulb-coming-on-moments, learning curves, surprises, doubts, laughs, frowns, smiles, best practice, disappointments, emotions, hopes, challenges, goals, aspirations, detailers, attitudes, dreams, behaviours?… Read More 2015 in review . . .
Getting to know you . . .
I don’t like reading instruction manuals. Says a lot about my preferences in oh so many ways. The experiential learner within me simply refuses to give in to them. But it’s not that I don’t like reading. Words have always been important to me. When you’ve been privileged enough to have been taught Shakespeare by… Read More Getting to know you . . .
Lessons for leadership . . .
On a November night . . . I’m here at a poetry festival. My husband’s sold it to me as a World Poetry Festival. It isn’t. It’s in my home city, and it’s cold and wet and windy outside. Can you sense I didn’t want to come? But my beloved has bought 2 tickets and he’s… Read More Lessons for leadership . . .
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