Drinking concrete
As different as many countries are, similarities also abound reflecting common needs, perspectives and desires irrespective of language and cultural norms. When it comes to resilience different cultures often have different concepts of how it originates, how it is defined and what it incorporates. Almost without exception, however, there is a point at which every [...]
Self care tips after a disaster
Resilience is a word often bandied about but often misunderstood. Often we are better able to define what resilience is not rather than what it is – the failure to cope, persevere, and overcome the challenges we face. We think of resilience either as a fluid – able to blend and move around the obstacles in its path, [...]
Leadership in Crisis
Leadership must be one of the most mis-used words in the world of work. A great concept we often try to simplify what is a more complicated issue than that answered by a mere paragraph or list of ‘approved’ qualities. The simple fact is that the question “What is a good leader?” is the wrong one to ask. The [...]
Lessons from the Quake: Week 5
Week 5 and just over a month after a 7.1 earthquake struck approximately 35km to the west of Christchurch, a city of over 350,000 people, what lessons have been learned in terms of business, community, and individual recovery.