Backward glance = forward thinking (or what this hilarious shampoo prank can teach us about perspective)

When we’re in conflict we tend to do more of whatever it is that’s not working. Yet simply changing your perspective can change the whole game. What if he’d simply turned around? ~~TGIF- each Friday I rejig & re-post a blog entry from my www.life-lenses.com blog, which is about enhancing our perspective & worldview.~~

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Push or pull – stubborn, damn doors are an insight into our conflict resolution psyche

Our own perspectives – how we see the world – seem natural, normal and RIGHT, especially when we are under stress.  When in conflict we tend to do MORE of what ISN’T working. How many times, in conflict resolution, have you said the same thing over and over and over and yet the person still […]

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Cultural intelligence and the UN Rio World Urban Forum

What’s your CQ?  You may be familiar with IQ, social intelligence and emotional intelligence but the new kid on the block is cultural intelligence. I’m in Rio de Janiero, Brazil at the United Nations World Urban Forum.  I’ve just finished doing a workshop on cultural intelligence, which is a combination of meta-cognition, skills and knowledge, […]

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