How attitude is a good predictor of prospective employee success, and how you can identify those with the right attitude for your business. The top challenge for CEOs according to a survey from the Conference Board (January 2013) is Human Capital – the ability to develop and acquire the right people, with the right skills […]
VIEW POSTby Andrew Cooke, Blue Sky GPS In an interview with the New York Times, Bill Marriott, chairman of the Marriott Hotel Group, shared this useful piece of advice. He explained that as a young officer in the US Navy he was responsible for the stewards who served in the officers’ wardroom. New to his role, and being […]
VIEW POSTGetting the most out of your meetings, not meetings taking the most from you What percentage of your time at work do you spend in meetings? If you’re a middle manager, it’s likely about 35% of your time, and if you’re in upper management, it can be a massive 50%. What’s worse is how unproductive […]
VIEW POSTWhen procrastinating can be a good thing to do….. What do you think of when I say the word “procrastination” to you? Often we look at procrastination we see it as something that we do but should not – it is about creating delay, avoiding work, or putting off those things that we don’t want […]
VIEW POSTWe are all working in an environment where we are expected to do more, with less, more quickly. So, we look to work faster and quicker in what we do. But this has led to a problem. The problem is this. Busy-ness = Good From this the belief has developed that the busier we are […]
VIEW POSTWhy what got you here won’t get you there! Are any of these scenarios familiar to you? You’ve been recently promoted. You’re in the same job you were in a year ago, but the scope is a lot bigger today than it was then. You’re working in an organization where the performance bar has been […]
VIEW POSTThe four reasons why and what you need to do Most people and I assume that you are one of them, know the importance of having goals and goal- setting. Setting goals gives you something to strive towards and boosts your self-confidence when you achieve them. But do you set goals and pursue them? Research […]
VIEW POSTMeasuring Performance Doesn‘t Help, Measuring How You Perform Does! It is not what you do that matters, but how you do it that does! by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions Significant effort, time and resources are spent by companies in assessing the current level of performance in order to be able to determine what […]
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