Develop People

How To Develop People With Gestalt For Better Relationships

Recognizing and accepting the differences, including cultural ones, is key for building trust and moving forward.

However, to build trust and improve collaboration in a team (any team!), no one tool or method is enough – especially one developed in the last century.

Newsflash: You’re going to need more than a one-size-fits-all approach to develop a diverse team like yours – especially in the post-pandemic work landscape!

To develop your team and the individual team members, here are 3 reasons why developing people with Gestalt leads to better relationships.

Release Fear, Embrace Change

How To Help People Release Fear And Embrace Change

In this post, I provide 2 principles, 2 questions and 2 actions to help you understand your fears so you can release them and embrace change…

If you lead and manage people, you often need to look below the surface to uncover the real but hidden thoughts and feelings…

Once aware of where your people are, you can plan and implement effective interventions for a healthy workforce that can survive and thrive in times of change.

foot of big mountain

How To Get To The Heart Of What Matters Most [Book Review]

Like Dr. Chidiac, I share the hope that ROG “supports OD practitioners in their continued quest for emergent and relational approaches as a way of ethically addressing the growing complexity and uncertainty of organizational life”.

It definitely supports and guides me in my work.

In the spirit of Gestalt, don’t take my word for it. Try it out for yourself. Make your own experience.

Soviet worker w flag

How To Solve A Wicked Problem In The Modern World

A long time ago in a galaxy not so far away…Shell Oil, the Catholic Church and the Red Army represented an organizational reality that was fairly predictable – one where executives, priests and party chiefs could set objectives and manage in a way to get ...

Sticky Communication

5 Easy Ways To Make Change Stick Like A Sharpshooter

Have you ever experienced this The Vicious Change Loop below?No matter how high-performing your team or how agile your organization, I'm sure you have.If the WHAT, WHY, HOW & WHEN for a new change are not clearly communicated, people will fill in the ...

Master World Of Leadership

How To Master The Paradoxical World Of Leadership (Part 1)

Modern leadership is full of paradoxes. To be an effective leader and people manager you have to be aware of the big ones. In part 1, I’ve presented seven that I think are highly relevant for these times. However, you need to look at your specific situation and decide which of them are most relevant to you.

I’ve also shown you how The Paradoxical Theory of Change is a key first step to mastering the leadership landscape.

In part 2, we will look at specific situations, outcomes and actions you can take on your path to mastering more.