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How do you challenge without creating misalignment?

Alignment vs Challenge When I left the Royal Marines, one of the biggest differences I noticed between the military and civilian world is the understanding of the difference between challenge and alignment. So I thought I’d share a view to help clarify the issue… Being challenging is important. When an issue or a decision is being discussed,…

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Professor Richard Holmes’s 10 Diseases of Leadership

Professor Richard Holmes identified ten diseases of leadership. These are common bad behaviours that leaders can slip into. The good news is that if you’re self-aware, these issues can easily be corrected with some minor adjustments in behaviour. However, if left unchecked, they can cause significant damage in the long-term. Leadership disease #1: Lack of…

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Are you stuck in the drama triangle?

What is the drama triangle? The Drama Triangle is model of human interaction which maps the different roles people play when faced with conflict. It tends to appear in families or groups where conflict happens regularly. Once established, the drama triangle plays out over and over again often with different people stepping in to take…