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Helena Dolny
How a better death starts long before we’re dying
When one man was on his deathbed, his family knew how he wanted to die and could respect that.
Dying with dignity is priceless. Oddly enough, it may also be more cost-effective.
Letting doctors know what type of end-of-life care you’re comfortable with results in a more dignified death and lower hospital costs.
Samuel spoke because of the man who stayed in the shadows
This is a story of a man wrestling with his identity and the pain caused by family secrets
Nation needs to be ready to let Mandela go
A good, peaceful death is as important as a good life and it requires the will of the living to let go.
Leading performance
Good team managers don’t have to put in extra time correcting the team’s mistakes or covering up for members’ shortcomings.
Working with words
I don’t like it when people I care for are hurt by careless words. I’m alarmed by what I hear about the poor quality of difficult conversations.
Know your brain power
Maelstrom is the word that comes to mind when some of my clients describe their busy lives, writes <b>Helena Dolny</b>.
Perfect failures, real successes
Mistakes should be seen as opportunities for learning, not for apportioning blame.
Be the person you’d like to be
How long is the rest of anyone’s life? We can’t know. Death is our only certainty but its timing is uncertain.
Teaching old dogs new tricks
Combining mindfulness training with cognitive behavioural therapy to come up with a regime for treating OCD.
Mind over mass delusion
A book about the dangers of positive thinking may be throwing out the baby with the bath water.
Cowboys and coaches
It’s an unregulated profession, so when choosing a coach, make sure he or she has the right training.
From the horse’s mouth
Learning to take up the reins of leadership with confidence can be a unique experience.
Test your 2010 resolutions
Does the outcome fit with your sense of who you really are and how you want to shape your life going forward?
It’s time to shape your life
So where were you at the beginning of the millennium and now, 10 years later, what’s happened?