There’s a proliferation in our society of so called ‘true’ stories and ‘reality’ shows. The reason is they work. People are interested. There’s an entertainment value to them. However, there’s little of truth in ‘true stories’ and little ‘reality’ in reality shows. Interestingly, this comes amidst a movement for authenticity. We also claim, as a [...]
Sometimes life throws some curved balls at us and we have to go inwards to work it all out. Some people call that healing. I like the word healing but I remind myself that it can be misleading. Nothing's really broken or injured, it just feels that way. Partly because it is painful and partly [...]
It’s nice when you can be distracted from taboo subjects even if they happen to be really important things. As a society, we cherish our distractions. And workplaces are no different. But there comes a time when avoiding taboo, uncomfortable, subjects – ‘elephants in the room’ – start causing too much harm. That’s the case [...]
