Taking the High Road
By Tanis Helliwell I would like to introduce you to a concept that I refer to as the high and low roads of work. When taking the high road, we are concerned both with what we do and how we
WRITINGS
Welcome! The writings and articles below are the accumulated teachings of Tanis Helliwell and the International Institute for Transformation. They are free for your use – and please do share as widely as you wish. We are all learning from each other and from our own experience. Enjoy!
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Serving Others in All Jobs
By Tanis Helliwell “When you work you fulfill a part of Earth’s furthest dream, assigned to you when that dream was born, And in keeping yourself with labour you are in truth loving life, And to love life through labour
Seven Powers
Seven Powers to Increase Your Effectiveness By Tanis Helliwell When faced with difficult personal times, or even with feeling that we are powerless to affect positive change in the world, I think it is important for us to remember that
Living and Working With Meaning
By Tanis Helliwell “Although attempting to bring about world peace through the internal transformation of individuals is difficult, it is the only way.” –H.H. The Dalai Lama Our Work is Worth More than Money Often we have too small a
Creative Destruction and Renewal in the Workplace
By Tanis Helliwell Does one want to take the world and tamper with it? I see he will not succeed. The world is a sacred vessel which none should spoil. One who tampers with it spoils
Are you Burning out?
By Tanis Helliwell “You cannot change everything you face, but you have to face something to change it.” –Baldwin Burnout is an ever-increasing problem for individuals, for organizations and for our world. When we do not root our lives either
Dalai Lama’s Views on Happiness at Work
By Tanis Helliwell “Strive to engage in an activity that has no potential to harm others, either directly or indirectly.” —H.H. Dalai Lama In honour of the Dalai Lama this article is dedicated to his views expressed in his book
Joys of Being
By Tanis Helliwell “If the “Know Thyself” of the oracle were an easy thing, it would not be held to be a divine injunction.” — Plutarch February is here quicker this year and I’m not ready for it. One part of
Organizations
Creating Healthy Organizations By Tanis Helliwell Most of us spend three quarters of our waking hours working. If we are to lead happy productive lives we need to find work environments where we are growing into the best that we
Commitment
By Judy Atkinson Commitment is like bacon and eggs: The chicken is involved, the pig is really committed! “Are you in like the pig, or like the chicken?” The sad fact is that most of us spend an inordinate amount
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