Q. How do we eliminate badmouthing gossip in organizations?A. Expose any unresolved dispute to the whole organization.Obviously there must be some sort of dispute between the initiator of gossip and the person that they are badmouthing. But imagine if their gossip was open for everyone to read including the subject of the gossip. Hmm that... Continue Reading →
Moderating Startups
Feeling and being safe, both physically and psychologically in a startup team, a family, or any organization is what has allowed societies to flourish. Think of our legal, and political systems in democratic countries. How we achieve it in a startup is another story as, unlike established organizations they don’t usually have HR departments, or... Continue Reading →
Startup Accelerator Dispute Network
Startup accelerators and incubators exist to help nurture and advise startups and assisting them to get funding. Startup teams are decision-making machines, making pivotal decisions that have enormous effect on the early direction and the later outcome of the startup. They are also vulnerable, with around 9 in 10 startups failing. We think that the... Continue Reading →
My latest book cover and video pitch for resolving disputes within organizations https://youtu.be/eyot9sCFo2A
Letter to Swimming Australia
Hi,I was just listening to the latest complaints raised by Australian swimmers in the media and I thought I would contribute and try help. I know this is a long shot but Swimming Australia and most organizations obviously need some radical process to prevent these venting experiences from offended members. A way to transform from... Continue Reading →
Q: Why Startups Need a Culture? A: It’s the Referee, Stupid!
ME:Question for you Ravi: What do you think the "culture" or "principles" of a startup are actually for? What is the fundamental purpose of them that make the experts say they are so important? RAVI:The culture is the root cause of the growth mindset. It directly drives and is a derivative of the colossal energy... Continue Reading →
Startup Referees
If I told you there was a match including Manchester United Vs Liverpool or the Dallas Cowboys Vs the New England Patriots and I asked you who would you pick as the most important contributors to the game, I think most of you would pick your favorite superstar players from either team. The players worth... Continue Reading →
Good Things Happen in Threes
What I am about to propose is NEW. There is nothing like this on the planet at the moment, that I can find for resolving disputes in the workplace. The following is my pitch for how we can tackle any incivility or misbehavior that takes place in the workplace. 3 STRIKES Our road traffic and... Continue Reading →
My Message to the Allusionist
Hi Helen Zaltzman (The Allusionist Podcasts),I have been looking at the word Object as in Objection for the last few years and find it fascinating that we rarely use it/act on it, but instead of use the act of "disagreeing" or "complaining" rather than the act of objecting. My question is can you explain what... Continue Reading →
Let’s Agree to Object?
"Let's agree to disagree", is the famous cleché used to stop disagreements, that have become an impasse.But what if we had a better solution such as "Let's agree to object"? That is "lets keep the discussion open but if either of us feel threatened by the other's imposition, then we can simply object to the... Continue Reading →
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