Dr Damian Treanor Dr Damian Treanor

Go to the mountain

Instead of waiting for problems to come to HR, proactive HR professionals “go to the mountain” by regularly getting into other people’s doorways and starting conversations.

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Dr Damian Treanor Dr Damian Treanor

Moving problems

Like the “found family” trope from films, workplaces are where people form new gangs, new groups, new familites. But sometimes......

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Dr Damian Treanor Dr Damian Treanor

Simple solutions suck

Catchy slogans and simplistic insights that feel good but don’t actually change behaviour.

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Dr Damian Treanor Dr Damian Treanor

Flawed Mentors

This week we talk about the “flawed mentor” — that Gandalf/Dumbledore/Merlin figure who guides us… until the moment their limitations show up.

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Dr Damian Treanor Dr Damian Treanor

Rethinking Risk

What comedy can teach us about risk—and why playing it too safe can quietly kill your organisation’s growth.

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The wrong tools

When is a manager's style wrong? Why do we need to intervene? There are many ways of dealing with situations, but most of the time rough handling of others isn't appropriate. .

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It depends

Want to be wiser? Want to appear wiser? Or at least be less foolish? The answer is it depends.

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