Category Archives: Personal Growth

What a year.

Posted on January 3, 2019 by Vaughan Granier

Usually, looking back on a year is something I leave to the bloggers and the self-absorbed. This time feels different. So, at the risk of being a self-absorbed blogger, let me just say that 2018 sucked in so many freaking … Continue reading →

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Healing from our Hurt

Posted on December 3, 2018 by Vaughan Granier

A well known story: “A teacher was teaching her class … and gave them the following exercise to perform. She had the children take a piece of paper. Then she told them to crumple it up, stomp on it, and … Continue reading →

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Absolutes. Non-Absolutes. Truth. Love.

Posted on November 9, 2018 by Vaughan Granier

Today I spent an hour with a trans person. I am not sure whether they were transitioning, or intersex. No matter. They were learning a new job, and I was the “guinea pig”. So we sat together for a while, … Continue reading →

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Me and American Politics.

Posted on May 31, 2018 by Vaughan Granier

This is pretty long. No apologies, read or do not read, as you wish. It’s a sort of a “mea culpa”, and also a challenge to myself and others. I’m OK with that apparent contradiction. My interest in American politics … Continue reading →

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A Random Glimpse of Excellence

Posted on July 16, 2016 by Vaughan Granier

Yesterday I witnessed something beautiful and worthy of putting out there. Life takes many turns and we all go through some difficult stuff at times, and there are no exceptions. But occasionally the gods of providence allow us to overhear … Continue reading →

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Being All There

Posted on March 30, 2016 by Vaughan Granier

It was very sobering realising that my choices and routines did not just set the rhythm and stability of my world, but that they equally  affected the rhythm and stability of every life that was intimately connected with mine. Especially … Continue reading →

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Redundancy Thoughts: The Communication Stuff

Posted on February 21, 2016 by Vaughan Granier

I remember once I had a property that I was renting out, and a friend was in need of temporary lodgings. He was a bit cash-strapped, so we agreed a rental rate that was well, well below market value. Then … Continue reading →

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Redundancy Thoughts: The How

Posted on February 20, 2016 by Vaughan Granier

This post kind of takes the last two redundancy-related posts, and regardless of jurisdiction and statutory requirements, offers some thoughts and ideas around what would make such a devastating process a bit more bearable, by offering the affected employees some … Continue reading →

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Redundancy Thoughts : Empathy

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Vaughan Granier

We HR folks are always running into extreme personality types, at one point or another. That’s the lot of a change agent. A CEO might view an organisation and see a group of people, with the ones he or she … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Accountability

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Vaughan Granier

Every time I read about accountability in the media, its about someone holding someone else accountable for the bad/naughty/inconsiderate thing they have done. We have a watchdog mentality, where someone, or some group of people, seems to be designated to … Continue reading →

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