How well do you know yourself?
We’ve all heard of Socrates entreaty to “Know yourself”, but why is it such a good idea? For that matter, how might we go about it? And...
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Chris Whitehead
- Mar 25, 2021
- 5 min
Five takeaways from my Stephen Trzeciak interview
Before I interviewed Professor Stephen Trzeciak for my podcast I had read the book he co-wrote with Dr Anthony Mazzarelli from cover to...
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Chris Whitehead
- Feb 5, 2021
- 5 min
Creating a High Performance Environment
If you’re new to team leadership and aspire to a high-performing team of fulfilled individuals (including yourself) then read on. In this...
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Chris Whitehead
- Dec 5, 2020
- 5 min
The Real Price of Incivility
Incivility — rude or unsociable speech or behaviour — is becoming a way of life in business and in wider society, one that is almost a...
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Chris Whitehead
- Apr 2, 2020
- 4 min
We are the Precariat
Last month I had the great pleasure of interviewing Dame Julia Unwin for my podcast the Compassionate Leadership Interview. She spoke of...
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Chris Whitehead
- Jan 8, 2020
- 5 min
Two's Company
Down the years some of the most successful businesses have been started and run by two individuals with complementary skills. One of my...
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Chris Whitehead
- Jan 8, 2020
- 3 min
"You're The Worst Colleague We Have"
Is there hope for a more compassionate workplace? A friend of mine, let’s call her Sharon, works for a national supermarket chain. She...
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Chris Whitehead
- Jan 8, 2020
- 5 min
Blessed are the Peacemakers…
Why developing the ability to understand an opposing viewpoint is important, and how we might go about it. After a decade or so of...
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Chris Whitehead
- Dec 28, 2019
- 3 min
Creating a Compassionate Subculture Under Pressurised Circumstances
A couple of months ago I wondered whether this were even possible. I had speculated about it briefly in my book Compassionate Leadership,...
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Chris Whitehead
- Dec 28, 2019
- 6 min
3 Things That All HR Professionals Should Know
But few do, sadly. 1 The Peter Principle This was set out in the eponymous book in 1969 by Dr Laurence J Peter and Raymond Hull. It is...
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Chris Whitehead
- Dec 27, 2019
- 4 min
Starting a New Job
You can’t learn all you need to know from the company accounts. There are plenty of books out there on your first 100 days in a new job....
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