Peter Vajda muses on the tendency to want to pay people back for the hurt you believe you have suffered at their hands. Does it truly make you feel better? What will the other people do to pay you back for your vengeance on them? Is revenge really sweet?

Competition in business isn’t always the best way to encourage individual or team excellence, let alone the only one. Management myths like this contain an element of truth, somewhere, and only become dangerous when they’re treated as self-evident.

John Fletcher reflects on the value of the lived experience and the wisdom that should come with age; and notes that it was the failure of so-called senior managers in banks and similar institutions to show either of these that is the root cause of our current mess.

Sometimes you have to go against your instincts to pursue actions or behaviors that don’t feel “normal.” Yet doing so can lead to expedited results, improved outcomes, and more cost-effective solutions, says Nina Simosko.

What kind of mark are you leaving behind you as you push ahead? If you’re acting like a typical macho manager, intent on short-term profits and quick returns for shareholders, you’ll likely be thrusting your way through your environment using a combination of high velocity, fierce determination and brute force. What kind of wake will that leave behind you?

Trust and communication go together, explains Peter Vajda. Destroy trust and communication will cease. No one wants to give 100% to someone they can’t trust. Only when you show up in integrity, behave ethically and allow your vulnerability will those around you see you as trustworthy enough to share their thoughts and insights in full.

People generally dislike uncertainty and there’s so much uncertainty around at the moment it’s hard not to drown in it. Here’s how to cope better, plus some ideas for simple actions that will always transform your day and move you from cowering victim into courageous captain of your destiny.

Douglas Ross explore the links between problems, growth and integrity; and the choice of whether to see your problems as a curse or a blessing.

Nina Simosko looks at life’s endless series of negotiations. Are you someone who believes in winning at any cost? Maybe you should consider the benefits of knowing when to ‘fold ’em’ and let the other person have a victory.

When your attachment to anything, however benign in itself, becomes too powerful, it increases the chance that a corresponding fear will corrode your life and destroy your relationships from within. Understanding this can help you stay balanced and avoid destroying your chances of getting the very things you value most.