Sharpen your consulting and coaching skills through an Integrative Enneagram Accreditation
The global iEQ9 teaching faculty is an accreditation program for professional coaches, leadership development and organisation development practitioners. This program is for you if you want to better understand and influence others, refine your coaching skills, expand your toolkit and are committed to supporting others to grow and develop. Over the 4-day workshop, you will […]
Deepen your self-knowledge through this powerful Enneagram Workshop
For the first time presenting in Australia,leading-edge Brazilian Enneagram expert Uranio Paes is presenting Enneagram workshops in June 2016, Sydney, Australia. A world leader in innovative Enneagram work, Uranio’s workshop ‘The Way of the Arrows’, is for those who want to deepen their self-knowledge and therefore work on their further personal development. Two Workshops, with […]
5 Steps for Managing your Emotional Triggers
One of the many wonders of our brains is how masterfully they rationalize our behaviour. Something occurs, you react, and then your brain instantly concocts a reason for your reaction that seems to justify your behaviour even if the reason makes no sense. For example, you get very angry because you can’t find a report […]
Be the Change
Most of us are familiar with the adage ”Be the change you wish to see in the world” (a famous quote from Mahatma Ghandi). And as it turns out Ghandi’s encouragement should not be relegated to Facebook motivational moments – you know those moments when you skim through your news feed and feel the psychological uplift […]
Self-compassion: let go of being hard on yourself
Do you find it easier to be kinder to others than you are to yourself? Most weeks as I coach leaders and team members, something that I hear time and time again is how hard they are on themselves, how guilty they feel if they make mistakes, how judgmental they are of themselves when relationships […]
A great opportunity to expand your Enneagram knowledge
If you’ve been looking for an opportunity to expand your Enneagram understanding as well as your professional skills, then a specialised program coming to Melbourne in November could be just right for you. Integrative Enneagram Solutions are offering the opportunity to become accredited in their Integrative Enneagram Questionnaire (IEQ). The training will provide a detailed […]
Simple ways to nurture your emotional well-being
I’ve recently come across an interesting resource that I consider a gift, so I am sharing it with you. The School of Life, an organisation devoted to the development of emotional intelligence through culture, has recently started a new project ‘The Book of Life’. ‘The Book of Life’ is a free online resource that contains, […]
Transforming Systems: Exploring the place of compassion in the exercise of leadership
I recently received information about an upcoming Group Relations Conference in India and was struck by the following quote from the conference brochure: ‘As our world grows more chaotic and unpredictable, we tend to turn more and more to those in leadership to control chaos and make us feel safe. Leaders, in their bid to […]
The emotional labour of leadership
I was privileged to spend time with a social planning and community development team at one of my local government clients a few weeks ago, facilitating my 4th year of business planning with them. We used a process of appreciative inquiry to help them reflect on the year that was, the high points, peak experiences […]
Harness the power of your team with the Enneagram
Strong, spirited teams are the backbone of successful and innovative enterprises. Teams need to remain energised and focused if they are to respond effectively to the marketplace and customers. One of the best ways to make sure your team remains on track is to keep your eye on team participation and team results. For individual […]