Global Leadership from Dr. Vergehese

THE SEASON TO BE JOLLY …..

With the festive season almost upon us, I am always mindful of the importance of being culturally agile when bringing people together and the significance of religious holidays to different cultures. It can be quite…

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Sustaining D&I

Recently a number of former clients have been in touch wanting to discuss re-engaging in D&I work. I find it really interesting that these clients have returned having realised there is more work to be…

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WHEN CULTURES CLASH…..

The current situation occurring in the political realm between Australia and China is an interesting example of cross -cultural conflict. Politics aside, the behaviours and responses of both parties have been highly ethnocentric in their…

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POLITICAL CORRECTNESS

In recent years in Australia at formal events and meetings, an acknowledgement of country is often used in the opening. This is done to recognise the custodianship of Australia by Indigenous Australians and to show…

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PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY

Psychological safety is an ongoing challenge in many teams and workplaces. Without it, the status quo cannot be changed and the real issues of cultural dysfunction in organisations are not addressed. It is particularly important…

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LISTEN WITH YOUR HEART

Albert Mehrabian identified 3 main areas of face to face communication and developed the theory of the 7- 38- 55 communication rule. This concept explains that 7% of meaning is conveyed through spoken word, 38%…

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THE “GHOST” VOICE

In most organisations, the loudest voices or the majority tend to be the ones listened to. This means that we often don’t hear from the minority – which is sometimes called the “ghost voice”. From…

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HAVING A SENSE OF HUMOUR VS BEING FUNNY

I was facilitating a workshop a couple of weeks ago and one of the participants continually made one liner jokes that didn’t land well and then felt the need to explain himself and that it…

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IF YOU WANT THINGS TO BE DIFFERENT, BE THE DIFFERENCE

Recently I was in a conversation about the little things that we as individuals can do to affect change. Many of the changes that are needed are systemic and structural and therefore there is a…

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WORK LIFE BALANCE

Do you work to live or live to work? For many people the COVID pandemic has really raised the question of the meaningfulness of work and their own purpose. Rather than being only a means…

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