The feeling of achievement has a lot to do with how we perceive and approach a certain task. The Harrison Paradoxes are were constructed in a way that two aspects of cognitive or behavioral issues, which may seem contradictory at first but instead work, hand-in-hand. Together, we explore three paradoxes of achievement and observe their implementation in our daily lives: …
Discussing the Harrison Paradoxes of motivation
Sustained motivation is the balance of self-motivation and stress for each individual in any field of their life. The Harrison Paradoxes are were constructed in a way that two aspects of cognitive or behavioral issues, which may seem contradictory at first but instead work, hand-in-hand. Together, we explore three paradoxes of motivation: The Paradox of motivation is seen when an …
Defining and coaching defensive individuals
We have all come across at least one individual that does not take constructive criticism well. Instead of looking at it as a way to improve, many a time people think that their insecurities are being picked at, which is why the approach to coaching them must be tailored towards sensitivity. In the paradox of self, defensive people are high …
Coaching laser logical employees to trust their hunches more
A major issue with the more practical industry workers, like engineers, accountants, data analyzers, etc. is their reliability on hard data. Many times in corporate situations, one needs to have the ability to trust their gut and intuition because it is possible that they aren’t many data points present to make a decision, at that moment in time. The apprehension …
Being constructive and assertive at the workplace
Many times being dominant comes off as rude and contradictory to the supervisors of a department. While an individual might be doing their best to be helpful and come up with new ideas, it is not ideal to rub a superior the wrong way. Using the Harrison Paradoxes, Mr. David Klaasen shows us how to be assertive and helpful, rather …
Tips to newcomers in the field of consulting
Changing your field or newly coming into the world of consulting might actually have more benefits than you would think. The fact that you have experience in another field that you could implement to have a more holistic and in-depth element into your problem-solving skills. Branding yourself in a field is important to be able to make a mark and …
Can you change the managerial and cultural outlook as a consultant?
One of the toughest but most essential jobs of a consultant is to bring about change in the organization. Granted, that is what you are hired to do but many a time the business owners themselves would not be comfortable with the changes you are suggesting. In order to implement change in a company, it is important to change the …
Basic and critical skills needed to be a successful consultant
A certain set of abilities, if acquired by an individual, makes it more likely for them to be able to adapt and perform well given the demands that the job may bring ask of them. Mr. Neeraj Agarwal has divided the skills that a consultant should hone into two categories – Basic and Critical skills. Basic skills are listed as …
How HR consultants can adapt to the changing model of working from home
During the Covid-19 pandemic, the structure of organizations has become flexible due to the introduction of working from home opportunities for the employees. As the world combats the situation, the business must keep running and decisions must be made, so how do we keep up with it? Human resources is seem as a highly interactive and face-to-face profession but as …
Introversion vs Extraversion in consulting
The classical dilemma, when it comes to personality dimensions and the job requirements is whether being stronger in one or the other trait allows you to perform better. The sociability of an individual is given a lot of weightage in this debate. There are many individuals that believe introversion is better for a consultant as they would listen more and …
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