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Why sensitive people are misunderstood

Oct 18, 2013Maria Paviour3 CommentsUncategorizedAffective, behaviour, emotions, Highly Sensitive Person, sensitivity

My daughter and I decided to watch a film from the TV on the BBC iPlayer. As usual we checked to see if the content would be appropriate for a 13 year old with a sensitive disposition. It said â€œmay be unsuitable for young childrenâ€ because of â€œstrong languageâ€. Now, my view is that children…

When people complain about the coffee they may be saying much more….

Jan 14, 2013Maria Paviour2 CommentsEmployee Engagementbrain, de-motivating, emotions, engagement, hygiene factors, low morale, motivation, rational, rationalising, staff survey

I often work with businesses who have carried out staff surveys and who are carefully implementing the outcome’s the recommendations. Sometimes these can fall by the wayside, though, when they do not appear to be creating the huge rush of appreciation and motivation that is expected from the employees! They ask me “why isn’t this…

We think we are making rational decisions. We think we are – but are we?

Dec 13, 2012Maria PaviourLeadershipbrain, decision making, emotions, feelings, Leadership, limbic, limiting, logic, rational, rationalising

I had a fascinating day to day brushing up my skills (thank you Emma Lloyd) and this resulted in some long conversations about the importance of values and limiting decisions. This made me think about how much organisations neglect these issues in regard to their own employees. If you think about it, a business is…

ALP The Affective Leadership Plan

Dec 12, 2012Maria PaviourLeadershipAffective, ALP, Emotional Revolution, emotions, isynergize, Leadership, maria paviour

To gain emotional commitment we must become affective. This means that we must realise that we will affect the way other people feel – whatever we do.