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I have decided that New Year’s Resolutions are out this year. In these challenging times I have decided to launch a New Year’s Revolution this year. Read More

To see new ways is to first think in new ways…. You will start to change the world as soon as you start to CHANGE your perception of it. Read More

A top ten skill needed to be an effective leader is managing change. The day-to-day operations command our attention and complacency could take over. Read More

What is stopping us maximising our performance?

To answer that question, you should look at the work by Timothy Gallwey, called the Inner Game. The Inner Game as developed by Gallwey in 1974 builds on the notion of “Potential” and “Performance”. There is a gap between potential and performance which Gallwey describes as the thoughts which you have when going about an activity. These thoughts c Read More

Getting to know others better and Connecting to the Organisation context better are the other aspects of one framework to help build and manage one’s authenticity and I’ll try and cover these off with a slight homage to Depeche Mode, given that they’re in town tonight Read More

This got me thinking about the whole voluntary work strategy for jobseekers. I believe this can be a positive strategy but is too often received negatively by jobseekers – comments include “this is desperation” or “organisations taking advantage of the economy”. Everyone is entitled to opinion and mine is firmly behind this strategy and my colleague proves why. Start looking at it from a differen Read More

For creative and entrepreneurial types, their work means giving up the cosy office environment and going it alone. The solitude gives them the peace and space needed to come up with innovative ideas. But the loneliness can be crushing and seriously sap your motivation. As a home worker, I have come up with some tried and tested strategies for keeping motivation high when you’re working alone. Read More

A meeting that is not constructively planned, lacks a purpose, is not properly conducted and ends with no action points is exactly that. Yet, in business, a substantial amount of our time is spent in meetings that seem to be constructed from the off-set to fail. Read More

Industry Organisations vary in their operation. They represent their membership or their industry in making the industry better. They may hold information and networking events. They may also provide or facilitate training to their members. They communicate regularly to their industry on news and events of interest. Their commercial relationship with their members is minimal. It is more like an i Read More

The roots of authenticity obviously begin with oneself but where it really starts to grow and become effective is in the interaction between you and others, as authenticity is largely defined by what other people see in you. So in order to develop ones authenticity it would seem that it is a combination of learning more about oneself and also more about other people. Read More