This book focuses on the importance of curiosity in business, for transformational leadership, and for personal growth. Hamilton asks: How do we recognize the things that hold us back from exploring our curiosity? How do we maintain and develop our natural sense of curiosity? How do we keep our spotlight bright and ready for deployment? […]
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This book is in three parts: the first part covers how curiosity works, the second the curiosity divide, and the third staying curious. Leslie argues that curiosity is one of the most important attributes required for our complex and unpredictable world. However, he explains that, “our ideas about how curiosity works are muddled and misguided”.
There is rarely time in a mediation or conflict coaching training program to discuss the practicalities of setting up your practice. In fact, completing the training and passing your accreditation assessment is only the first step. Following your training, you need to stay informed about developments in the field and continuously improve your skills. You
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Mario Livio is an astrophysicist curious about science and art… and curiosity itself! In this book he explores the questions What is it that triggers curiosity? and What are the underlying mechanisms of curiosity and exploration? This is a well-researched and easy to read book about curiosity. I found it fascinating and it left me
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I absolutely loved this book! It is full of useful information, easy and often entertaining to read, and has very practical activities to enhance our curiosity. The title comes from a quote attributed to Rumi: “What you seek is with you.” The first part of the book explores the role of curiosity, the difference between
Curiosity is more than just a tool for gathering information. While curiosity can lead to an increase in our knowledge, it’s most useful when it also leads to greater understanding. However, curiosity is not just useful because of what it “gets” us, it can also change us, and be a force for meaningful connection and
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I was excited about this new book, but have to say that I ended up underwhelmed by it. In essence, the book argues that the concept of “flow” might be too high a bar for most people to aspire to in their daily life, and rather that reaching our “optimal zone” is more useful. The
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I am a big fan of Leonard Mlodinow’s work, and can recommend anything he writes! He knows his stuff and writes in a way that is easy to understand, engaging and frequently humorous! In this book he explores the power of flexible thinking in a constantly changing world. The book covers how we approach change,
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Anyone who works with people in conflict understands the transformative power of perspective taking in resolving conflicts. In fact, a large part of the work of mediators and conflict management coaches involves supporting clients to see things from different perspectives. Perspective taking often results in: More information being disclosed Increased capacity to communicate in a
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I absolutely loved this book, and I couldn’t put it down! I love the author’s writing style and the content was truly fascinating. I read it on holidays and kept interrupting my partner’s relaxation time to share some new interesting information I discovered within the book! The book explains how cooperation is the secret of
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