People

Posts on the power of people, relationships and getting the best out of both

self-limiting beliefs 9
Reading Time: 5 minutes If you are one of those people who constantly has negative thoughts or feelings running around inside you, or you find yourself regularly repeating bad habits or destructive patterns, most likely you have a hidden self-limiting belief lurking in your mind, holding you back from reaching your full potential, preventing [...]

Self-limiting Beliefs – Part 1

 in People / Personal Development  tagged Childhood / Self-belief / Self-Limiting Beliefs by
Star Performer - Attitude or Aptitude 6
Reading Time: 4 minutes I’ve been thinking a great deal of late about what makes the difference between a good team member and a great one, or for that matter a good leader or a great one. Aptitude or Attitude? I’ve come to the conclusion that Attitude is a key defining factor. Who are [...]

Aptitude or Attitude ~ What makes a Star Performer?

 in Employability / People / Teams  tagged Aptitude / Attitude / Energy / Focus / Responsibility / Self-belief / Star Performer / Tenacity by
James Dyson 5
Reading Time: 5 minutes Following on from my last post Fail to Learn, Learn to Fail, I’ve done some research into some famous business people to see how rocky their road to success was. I was surprised by a few names and fascinated by others, so I thought I’d share six of the best [...]

Six of the Best …. Failures

 in Business Skills / People  tagged Albert Einstein / Failure / J.K. Rowling / James Dyson / Richard Branson / Success / Walt Disney / Winston Churchill by
Pace in your Organisation, Execution
Reading Time: 5 minutes In part 3 of this 4 part series of blogs I covered the importance of PACE to improve organisational effectiveness and speed and specifically Communication: PACE = Planning + Alignment + Communication + Execution The fourth and final part of The Need for Speed ~ Driving Pace in Your Organisation [...]

The Need for Speed ~ Driving Pace in Your Organisation ...

 in Business Skills / Leadership / Management / People / Teams  tagged Accountability / Decision Making / Delivery / Execution / Goals / Targets by
communication and collaboration 1
Reading Time: 6 minutes In part 2 of this four part series of blogs, I covered the importance of PACE to improve organisational effectiveness and speed and specifically Alignment: PACE = Planning + Alignment + Communication + Execution The third part of The Need for Speed ~ Driving Pace in Your Organisation will focus on Communication of your [...]

The Need for Speed ~ Driving Pace in Your Organisation ...

 in Leadership / Management / People / Teams  tagged Collaboration / Communication / Culture / Inform / Inspire / Involve / Team by
Alignment 4
Reading Time: 6 minutes In part 1 of this four part series of blogs I covered the importance of PACE in your organisation to improve effectiveness and speed and specifically Planning: PACE = Planning + Alignment + Communication + Execution The second part of The Need for Speed ~ Driving Pace in Your Organisation will focus on [...]

The Need for Speed ~ Driving Pace in Your Organisation ...

 in Leadership / Management / People / Teams  tagged Alignment / Business / Decision Making / Human Resources / Pace / Performance Management / Reward / Roles & Responsibilities by
Driving PACE in your organisation 3
Reading Time: 5 minutes Succeeding in today’s competitive business environment requires that your organisation be agile enough to respond quickly to internal and external change. To stay ahead, you have to explore new ways to grow your business – for example, by launching a new product or service or targeting a different marketplace. Speed [...]

The Need for Speed ~ Driving Pace in Your Organisation ...

 in Business Skills / Leadership / Management / People / Teams  tagged Amazon / Audi / BHAG / Business / Goals / JFK / Markets / Nike / Pace / Plan; Planning / Stratgey by
Politics without the Politics 4
Reading Time: 7 minutes Office politics is a fact of company life. Wherever there are two or more people working together, there will be politics and there will be opportunity for conflict. However, destructive office politics can demoralise people in an organisation, hamper productivity, and increase turnover of good staff,. Much as you might [...]

Playing Politics without the Politics

 in Business Skills / Leadership / Management / People  tagged Network / Politically Savvy / Politics by
Personal Communication 5
Reading Time: 8 minutes Communicate or Fail is a two-part post focussing on communications at an organisational level and on a personal level. Part 2 will focus on personal communication. Click here if you missed part 1. Effective communication remains at the heart of business. It is a crucial skill that must be mastered [...]

Communicate or Fail ~ Part 2

 in Business Skills / Employability / People  tagged Communication / Listening / skills / Speaking / Writing by