Dealing with diatribe

Dealing with diatribe

  Diatribe, also known as “Ad hominem attacks” is when someone attacks the character, motive, or some other attribute of a person making an argument rather than addressing the substance of the argument itself. Diatribe is the “nemesis” of dialogue; the latter is...
Mental Toughness Achilles Tendon

Mental Toughness Achilles Tendon

  We all have a Mental Toughness Achilles Tendon I come across a lot of people who seem to be fairly mentally tough but with “specific” issues or weaknesses; and it’s often the weakness that “let’s them down” in difficult situations. Mental Toughness is defined...
Everyday Mental Toughness

Everyday Mental Toughness

  Mental Toughness is very much in vogue Nadal, Djokovic, Alcarez and others all showed it and lacked it during the French Open The English and French football teams lacked it during the Nations League The Ukrainian Army and people are showing it in their war...
Leadership& presenting

Leadership& presenting

  As a great colleague of mine often says, “presentations are all about leadership” and, as I often reply, “yes, but leadership is not just about presentations” Making powerful speeches is clearly part of leadership; but leadership goes further, much further MLK...