(1 minute read) No, we’ve not gone all touchy-feely here! The advent of a more empathic style of leadership has had its fair share of supporters. However, Neuroscience has recently uncovered that too much empathy can cause stress and burnout for the empathiser, whereas compassion produces feelings of concern,...
(2 minute read) “There is rapture on the lonely shore There is society where none intrude by the sea And music in its roar I love not man less, but nature more.” Lord Byron, 1812 If we put the differences of introverts and extroverts aside and focus purely on...
(1 minute read) While the need for technical competence in select roles has little room for negotiation, the rise and rise in the demand for ‘soft’ (non-technical) competencies cannot be ignored. Soft skills encompass attributes that are crucial for establishing and strengthening professional relationships, such as effective communication, emotional...
(2 minute read) This month at TMSG, we’ve focused on the importance of People Management within a team or organisation, and shared resources and articles on this very theme. The challenge within this focus, is the potential for a paradox. That is, should people be managed, or do they...
(2 minute read) “Much of our motivation driving social behaviour is governed by an overarching organizing principle of minimizing threat and maximizing reward, and social needs are treated in the brain in much of the same way as our need for food and water.” (Dr David Rock) These key...
(2 minute read) Lover, lover, why do you push?Why do you push? Why do you push?Baby baby, did you forget about me? (The Divinyls – Pleasure and Pain, 1985) First developed by Sigmund Freud, the psychoanalytic concept called the pleasure and pain principle has been broadly used within the...
