When you face into opposition, dissent or contrary opinions, what do you do? Do you stand your ground or cave in? This makes a big difference to the results you get, and the respect you get. Yet it has to be done well to avoid significant short and long-term problems....

Without doubt, one of the great pleasures I get from life is the opportunity to work closely with so many talented and ambitious people. To see them wake up, stretch and start to increase their performance is amazing. It also puts me in a good position to observe what...

Extract from the Positive Influence for Women research. Workplace bullying is a problem, whichever way you look at it. And it seems to be a bigger problem for women than for men. One survey from 2014 found that an estimated 9.6m US workers had been the target of...

Extract from the Positive Influence for Women research. According to recent research by the Workplace Bullying Institute, women are 50% more likely to be the victim of bullying at work than men. Despite the growing awareness of this problem, they estimate that around...

In September's Gautrey Live session we discussed Hostile Stakeholders, and how to handle them. As part of my commitment to my clients, I take snippets of our discussions in case they are not able to attend the live session. During this session, we got onto the subject...

From a very early age, especially in the West, we are conditioned to seek recognition.  We learn how to be a good boy or girl, and get a pat on the head for our trouble.  That makes us happy. Moving on through school and into life, we are told to attend to our...