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The Tipping Point
I met Janni when she was at her lowest. She wanted to quit and run away from a job she loved, but that was set in an awful environment. Her health was impacted and she was miserable. Janni was 2IC in a large Early Childhood Centre. She felt that going to work each day...
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This is Todays’ No 1 Workplace Problem
Many narcissist managers are often under-performers who use distraction, obfuscation and drama to keep up the façade of their importance and hide their deficits.
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What’s Your Leadership Pain Tolerance?
Jules is a late-30s Senior Manager working on a significant national project, amidst the usual amount of corporate change. The latest restructure process has consolidated a destructive management configuration. One that unfortunately seems to be on the rise. Jules feeling like she’s juggling spinning chainsaws. If there’s to be blood spilt, she’s fearful it will be hers.
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Tactics that Trip You Up: Reading the Slouch
There are some behaviours that can initially confuse or distract you from recognising a controlling person. Tactics that trip you up.
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The 3 Essentials for Conflict Confidence with Difficult People
Keep your observation objective, remain curious and manage your connection during conflict situations with difficult and controlling people. These 3 skills are the foundations for confidence in highly challenging relationships.
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Buddhist Perspectives on Depression
Depression has been a part of the human condition for as long as history has been recorded. Known by various epithets such as melancholy and the black dog, recent advances in treatment – medication, alternative and therapeutic – have helped relieve the symptoms of...
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5 Key Indicators you are Dealing with a Highly Controlling Person
Domineering, demanding, difficult, short–fuse, Drama Queen/King… All words often used to describe someone whose comments, behaviour and attitudes can make your working life hell.
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5 Sure-Fire Tips to Insure Your Marriage
What are the secrets to lasting relationship success? The secret is 6 hours a week. Happy couples consciously devote 6 hours per week to looking after their relationship. It’s like an insurance package for your happiness as a couple. This is how you look after your...
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7 Simple Steps to Living with Purpose
What’s your definition of a purposeful life? For me, it’s being able to live my life without the inner conflict that stops me from sharing my personal and professional strengths. It’s the confidence to shine, have some spark and stand up for what’s important. Ending...
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FaceBook Video on Aggressive & Demanding People at Work
See Elizabeth's Facebook Video below...
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Gottman Method Couples Therapy
The Gottman Method Couples Therapy for Healthy Relationships There’s science and art to creating strong, satisfying and lasting relationships. Dr John Gottman’s ground-breaking research shows that to make a relationship last, couples must become better friends, learn...
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Dealing with Difficult People – 6 Survival Strategies You’ll Want to Know!
Controlling people have a sense of entitlement. These are people, who despite their complaints, are not really interested in resolving problems or finding solutions.
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The Man’s Guide to Women
Dr. John Gottman, renowned researcher in to couple relationships and parenting has recently published a long awaited book: The Man’s Guide to Women. For over 40 years, Dr. John Gottman has been leading cutting edge research into what couple actually do in successful and unsuccessful relationship. I have the privilege of studying with Drs. John and Julie Gottman over several years.
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5 Top Tips for Curing Office Conflicts
Workplace conflicts steal your energy and motivation at the office. Not to mention the additional stress you take home and negative impacts on your overall health and well-being. Business savvy requires recognising conflict risks early and being prepared to embrace difficult situations. Published by Business Woman Media 6/04/2017.
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Resilience: Step forward into what you really want
“Resilience is managing balance: between your stress and fear, and finding your creativity and determination. It’s really important that we give ourselves time for the difficult feelings when you’re faced with an ongoing difficulty, or a challenge that sometimes feels insurmountable. ”
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Confidence Tips that May Surprise You!
Contrary to popular belief - Confidence is not an emotion. Confidence is a skill. Like any skill, it takes time and practice to improve…. BUT some people are working on the wrong set of skills. Let’s define it clearly. Confidence is the skill of predicting, with...
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