Dr. Peter Kramer says that the opposite of depression isn’t happiness, but resilience. Resilience allows you to remain strong, energetic, optimistic, and committed in the face of difficulty. Why is this important? Resilience means being flexible and adaptable to change. It means finding opportunity for growth within challenges. Resiliency isn’t…
Leadership Coaching Unlocks Potential
At John K Whitehead & Associates, my work centers around empowering individuals and organizations to become more effective through improved interpersonal communication, emotional intelligence, and resilience. My approach blends executive coaching, workshops, and tools such as SOCIAL STYLE™, Behavioral EQ training, Hogan Assessments, and The Leadership Challenge model…
The Birds – Wrapping It Up
This week I wrap up my short series on the “Birds” – Like DiSC this behaviour/communications model is, in my mind, the most accessible and the easiest to understand. I would be interested in what you think. If this model is of interest to you and you would like to…
Are You a Dominant Eagle?
In this 4th look at the Social Style Model, I discribe the 4th behaviour – Drivers. Who they are, how they are percived by others and some ideas of what to be aware of if you, yourself are a Driver.
Why the Owl: Making decisions.
Why The Owl: Making decisions. The Analytical style in Tracom’s Social Style behaviour and communications model is often seen to be indecisive. This is seems to be counter to the idea of someone who is driven by information and data. But there lies the problem – they feel they have…