by Dr. Ismail Ndifuna | Jul 21, 2019 | Adaptability, Conflict Management, Initiative, Newsletter, Performance Management, Results Orientation, Values and Ethics
One of the most common games people play with themselves is to think that the reason they are facing setbacks is because others have it in for them. Temporarily, it is very comforting for many people to play ’victim’. We sympathize with victims. People have this...
by Dr. Ismail Ndifuna | Jul 8, 2019 | Adaptability, Conflict Management, Decision- Making, Initiative, Innovation, Newsletter, Results Orientation, Stress Management
Giving away is about releasing things you do not need any more. We are linked to the space we occupy. Most of the time the space around us mirrors our internal state. A chaotic space often means a chaotic internal state! When we don’t complete the past, we can’t be...
by Dr. Ismail Ndifuna | Jan 17, 2018 | Adaptability, Blog, Conflict Management, Decision- Making, Initiative, Newsletter, Stress Management, Values and Ethics
Before examining ways in which you can handle or deal with difficult coworkers, it is important to remember that circumstances should be taken into consideration. Many individuals do not realize that even a slight attitude can make a problem with a coworker much worse...
by Dr. Ismail Ndifuna | Nov 25, 2014 | Adaptability, Blog, Conflict Management, Results Orientation
I would like to share with you a story told by my virtual coach and mentor Zig. Zig passed on two years ago. He was quite a talent Zig, and told many an inspiring story. Jones, the Chief executive called a meeting and instructed his team to pull up their socks. He...
by Dr. Ismail Ndifuna | Oct 7, 2014 | Adaptability, Blog, Conflict Management, Continuous Learning, Developing Others, Results Orientation, Risk Management
Hercules-the Greek demi-god who held the world on his shoulder without moving a step did no work. Jones, the last European Physics teacher in my yesteryear school-and there has not been one since-repeatedly taught that Work is a factor of force and distance....
by Dr. Ismail Ndifuna | Sep 15, 2014 | Adaptability, Blog, Conflict Management, Developing Others, Initiative, Performance Management, Risk Management, Team Leadership, Teamwork, Values and Ethics
When I was younger I was chubby and I donned a pot belly. Some people liked it that way– in my times these two were status symbols. As a medical doctor I knew this had to change as the two attributes inevitably produced a conflict in my mind-a doctor must preach and...
