People Stuff Beyond Personality Problems

Do people drive you nuts? Are silos and turf wars challenging the culture? Wondering if it ever gets any easier? The toughest - and best - part of leadership is the people. But let’s face it, people dynamics can be tricky. Solutions are within. People Stuff is your map to the complex territory of human behaviour and leadership strategies. People Stuff goes well beyond frustrating ‘personality clashes’ to uncover the dynamics of human interactions at work. You’ll clarify how you see yourself, your people and your organisation to avoid ineffective superficial solutions to complex problems. Perspective is power. In order to create positive and lasting change, we need to dive below the surface and see the patterns and systems that are creating the issues in the first place. People Stuff offers intuitive maps and frameworks to develop your practice of perspective. You’ll be able to see more and lead better. When we change the way we look at things, the things we look at don’t change, WE do. How we see ourselves affects how effective we are as leaders. By using a combination of the five key leadership archetypes - the Elder, Pioneer, Guardian, Warrior, and Diplomat - you’ll be able to meet the current business challenges with the right approach for maximum influence. Personalities aren’t the problem, systems are. When the Four Devils appear in the workplace, it’s tempting to give up on them as character flaws. With the Four Devils map, you’ll be able to pinpoint the symptoms and causes of the toughest people challenges, and implement effective long-term solutions. If you’re a leader who’s called to make an impact, then People Stuff will give you the perspective tools to see issues before they escalate. You’ll also be able to anticipate positive ripples so you can truly lead with compassion and wisdom.

People Stuff is an advanced handbook for creating wiser, more compassionate leadership. People Stuff goes well beyond frustrating 'personality clashes' to uncover the dynamics of human interactions at work. You'll clarify how you see yourself, your people and your organisation to avoid ineffective superficial solutions to complex problems. From this point, you'll use Routh's intuitive maps and frameworks to develop your practice of perspective and create positive and powerful change. With Routh's clear, engaging approach, useful case studies and deep leadership insight, People Stuff will help you build perspective on your own leadership 'big picture'.

Through reflection, focused exercises, and storytelling, Zoe Routh's Composure invites you to explore your own quest to become a centered leader. Drawing upon insights from experienced leaders, you are guided through your own leadership journey. Composure helps you frame and focus your personal quest, develop an understanding of your key leadership challenges, learn to live in courage and faith, and to develop your unique leadership presence. Leadership expert Zoe Routh helps build stronger leadership and business culture through courage, wisdom and compassion. She works closely with senior leaders in higher education, the public service and the private sector, and speaks regularly on the issues facing industry leadership today. About the Author: Leadership expert Zoe Routh inspires leaders and their teams to thrive in times of challenge and change. As a speaker and mentor, she challenges established leadership thinking and helps build stronger business culture through courage, wisdom and compassion. Originally Canadian, Zoe's career began in Northwest Ontario, leading canoe trips through the rugged Canadian wilderness. In 1996 she moved to Australia to work with Outward Bound, where she developed nationally recognised outdoor leadership training programs. Now a naturalized Aussie, Zoe has made her mark around the country. As Program Manager at the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation, she developed national change and leadership programs for groups as diverse as the Telstra Foundation and the Wine Industry Future Leaders Program. She also speaks regularly on issues facing industry leadership today. Zoe works closely with senior leaders in higher education, SES level public service, and the private sector. Her thirst for outdoor adventure regularly takes her around the country. She enjoys telemark skiing, has run six marathons, and loves hiking in the high country. She is married to a gorgeous Aussie and is mother to six garden-wrecking chooks. Read more about Zoe's work at www.innercompass.com.au"

Working with the Shadow is not working with evil, per se. It is working toward the possibility of greater wholeness. We will never experience healing until we can come to love our unlovable places, for they, too, ask love of us. How is it that good people do bad things? Why is our personal story and our societal history so bloody, so repetitive, so injurious to self and others? How do we make sense of the discrepancies between who we think we are—or who we show to the outside world—versus our everyday behaviors? Why are otherwise ordinary people driven to addictions and compulsions, whether alcohol, drugs, food, shopping, infidelity, or the Internet? Why are interpersonal relationships so often filled with strife? Exploring Jung’s concept of the Shadow—the unconscious parts of our self that contradict the image of the self we hope to project--Why Good People Do Bad Things guides you through all the ways in which many of our seemingly unexplainable behaviors are manifestations of the Shadow. In addition to its presence in our personal lives, Hollis looks at the larger picture of the Shadow at work in our culture—from organized religion to the suffering and injustice that abounds in our modern world. Accepting and examining the Shadow as part of one’s self, Hollis suggests, is the first step toward wholeness. Revealing a new way of understanding our darker selves, Hollis offers wisdom to help you to acquire a more conscious conduct of your life and bring a new level of awareness to your daily actions and choices.

A moment is all we have to make a good first impression, to make a point, or to connect deeply with others. If we miss the moment, we miss out. Through stories and exercises, ZoE Routh guides you through managing the toughest moments: the depths of personal rock bottom; the squeeze of ethical challenges between a rock and hard place; and toe-to-toe, in the heat of the moment. Leadership advisor ZoE Routh shows leaders and their teams how to thrive through change, and cultivate better relationships and business culture. Aa a high energy and engaging speaker, she presents frequently to industry groups and organisations about the future of leadership. About the Author: ZoE Routh is a leadership mentor and speaker, showing people how to work better together. She is English-born, Canadian-raised, and Australian-adopted; an Outdoor Adventurist and Experiential Educator, Truth Teller, Learner, Cancer Dancer, One-Time Belly Dancer, Aspiring Telemark Skiier, Slayer of Dragons, and Mother of Chickens. ZoE began her career leading canoe trips through the rugged Canadian wilderness. In 1996 she moved to Australia to work with Outward Bound, where she developed nationally-recognised outdoor leadership training programs. Furthering her passion for people and learning, with the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation she developed industry leadership programs for the wine, rice, and mining communities. ZoE works closely with senior leaders in higher education, the private sector, rural industry groups, and the public service. Her high-impact leadership learning programs take place indoors and outdoors in spectacular settings. As a high energy and engaging speaker, ZoE presents frequently to industry groups and organisations on the future of leadership. Read more about ZoE's work at www.zoerouth.com

While some employers wing it, or try to manage a staff member quitting only after it happens, Loyalty helps you establish the long-term strategies and approaches to creating good workplace culture, before the rot sets in.

Varieties of Personal Theology starts from the premise that all human beings are folk theologians, active not only in constructing selves but also in constructing worlds and guiding philosophies of life.Through fascinating indepth interviews and surveys, David Gortner looks specifically at 'emerging adults' (aged 18-25) as young theologians who, regardless of religious background, wrestle with fundamental questions of place, purpose, ultimate cause, and ultimate aims in life. This book charts the subtle and significant influences of social class, family, school, work, peer relationships, religion, and intrinsic attitudes and dispositions on young adults' personal theologies, and traces the ways their personal theologies connect with choices they make in their daily lives - in education, jobs, leisure, and relationships. Intentionally crossing boundaries between religious and social science fields, Gortner combines perspectives from both to demonstrate how theological diversity persists in America despite some clear culturally dominant trends. This book reveals how American young adults are active theologians forging diverse ways of seeing and being in the world - shaped by their experiences and in turn continuing to shape their choices in life.