Author Archives: Jason

The more I read the more weight I place on the impact and change possible in our lives from understanding and adjusting our own thinking. There is a major blocker to learning and applying Soft Skills.  It’s not intelligence… it’s how you think about yourself. You may have read articles about ‘your narrative’ ???  NearlyContinue reading “Our Narrative”

You may be familiar with childhood development theories that suggest who we are is defined by the age of 10yrs old.   But what does that really mean… From what I have learnt there are a variety of theories and opinions which tend to generally agree that around the age of 10yrs old we have developedContinue reading “Who we are vs. can be”

You are 4 times more likely to commit to something you have chosen. Scott Keller  (a director at McKinsey & Company) recently wrote an article for HBR [1] which summarises and builds on a very interesting experiment conducted and published back in the 80’s [2].  In this study 53 participants from two different companies thought they were participating in aContinue reading “Being Told”

This one should probably have been my first article. Let’s take a look at why Soft Skills are important and how you may benefit from developing them. No matter what your goal and whether it be immediate or longer term, I can assure you that Soft Skills will help you get there. How can IContinue reading “Why are Soft Skills Important”

There are going to be times when the person you work for, or someone else higher than you in an organisation says or does something that you wouldn’t expect from a leader. This article explores the manager-subordinate relationship, expectations and techniques to work through those times. What is unprofessional behaviour?  Some examples that come upContinue reading “Unprofessional behaviour from management”

I learnt this practice a while back and have found it to be a very effective way of taking the day’s challenges as they come.  The practice will assist you become more resilient and to remember that “this too will change” 🙂 Before you watch the video below, let me give you a little background.  Continue reading “Improving your day – building equanimity”

In the interest of helping you identify and then support your loved one, friend or colleague through the tough times.   People don’t usually notice or associate stress based behaviour for what it is.  Many of us put it down to people being weird, aggressive, stupid, quiet, egotistical, etc.   In fact a great deal of thatContinue reading “Supporting stressed people”

Its been almost three years now since my latest piece of learning first began.  Three years, I must be a slow learner. You will have to excuse this post;  a year ago I made a decision to move from general reflections and pondering to provide specific usable skills and information for others.  This article isContinue reading “It’s a dog eat dog world”

Our dealing mechanisms are varied and the importance of friends and family through these times can’t be undervalued. What Soft Skills are required when someone you know is dealing with death. Clearly we all want to be inspired and have positive outlooks, I also believe strongly in positive thinking brings positive outcomes. I have personallyContinue reading “Communicating around death and dying”

Let’s dig a little deeper into first impressions,what makes up this ‘first impression’, what control you have over it and things you can do to ensure it is the right impression. I don’t think there is a right or wrong impression.Everyone has there own story and therefore a somewhat unique impression they choose to leaveContinue reading “First Impressions”