Four tips to stop meetings being hijacked We’ve all experienced meetings where, despite our best efforts, we have found the meeting hijacked. For example, where someone is persistently interrupting or dominating the conversation, where someone continually goes off an unrelated tangent and side-tracks the conversation, where they go into extensive and unnecessary detail, or where […]
VIEW POSTHigh performance is not just about achieving, but learning! In the current environment we can no longer depend on what we have always done to achieve what we have always got. In short, we have to shift from focusing on what we achieve to focusing on how we achieve it. If you depend on behaving […]
VIEW POSTTips on how to be the best you can be. The greatest potential for growth and development lies in the areas where you have a natural talent to start with. The more time you spend building on who you already are, the faster you will grow. This is often counter-intuitive for organizations and leaders as the […]
VIEW POSTUnderstanding something does not mean you know how to do it. People often confuse understanding something and doing something. There is a common misconception that because we understand something we can do it. This misconception, or misunderstanding, creates confusion. Think of a time when you have explained a task to someone. You have asked them […]
VIEW POSTWhat is the one thing that limits your personal success most? This is a story originally told by Zig Ziglar – a leading sales trainer and motivational speaker. It is a good story – short, to the point and memorable. I won’t say any more – just take a moment to sit back and enjoy […]
VIEW POSTHow to anticipate problems and failure before they occur. We are all familiar with post-mortems and forensic examinations from all the TV crime series. Post-mortems are good for telling you what went wrong, why it went wrong, and the consequences of things going wrong (death in this instance) – but it doesn’t change the fact […]
VIEW POSTToo often we make a decision which, at best, is marginal. How many times have you made a decision that you have regretted? That involved more work than expected? Which impacted other work that was more important? That lead you to spreading yourself too thin? Why does this always seem to happen? In short, we […]
VIEW POSTIn a changing world the level of anxiety people experience increases as they become less clear on what is happening, more uncertain as to how it will affect them, and increasingly unsure about what to do. You will feel this for yourself, and your team will be feeling it too. So what can we do […]
VIEW POSTAnybody who has been scuba-diving will be familiar with the buddy system. You never dive alone, you always have a diving buddy – somebody who is there to help you and support you should you need it, and to ensure that you are safe. You, in turn, reciprocate. It can be hard dealing with the […]
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