Inwards, onwards & upwards

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The one thing that will make difficult conversations easier

The one thing that will make difficult conversations easier

We all want to have a good time at work. And most of us want other people to have a good time too.

Which is why we don’t like difficult conversations. Because they are not fun.

But the truth is, we cannot avoid them.

So how do we have these difficult conversations that we don’t want to have but have to?

Above all else, we can do one thing: stop seeing them as ‘difficult’ in the first place.

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One for all and all for one
Working with other people, Newsletter George Perrin Working with other people, Newsletter George Perrin

One for all and all for one

This month I’ve been thinking about people.

Meeting people. Leading people. Understanding people. Managing people. Celebrating people. A huge portion of our time is spent gearing our emotions, attention and actions around people who aren’t us.

And yet, they can be such hard work. Hell is other people, Satre famously observed. So why do we fill our lives with them?

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Make moments matter.
Working with other people George Perrin Working with other people George Perrin

Make moments matter.

Make moments matter.

Which do you remember:

Being 7 or your 7th Birthday Cake?

Your first relationship or your first kiss?

Your first job or your first pay cheque?

Sometimes we forget that we live life not as a continuum but in moments.

Moments that are mostly forgettable and occasionally remarkable.

A remarkable moment is a short experience that is both memorable and meaningful.

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