Lifelong Learning & Leadership – Do you really think you know it all?
This week I have been running several leadership workshops, some full day some half. At one company there was a gathering of 13 leaders responsible for over 265 people between them. The age range spanned from 30’s to 60’s and were a mixture of men and women. (It was almost a 50/50 split between the […]
Big business buzzing around aimlessly
‘I’m going to kill him’, was my thought. I had just got back from an event which, as I was the speaker, meant I had been on the go for almost 20 hours straight. It had been a hot, humid and tiring day and I had just got home. You know how, when you finally […]
Think differently – is trauma the only way or can we learn to shift our way of thinking?
I’ve been ruminating recently about why I appear to see things and think differently compared to so many others. People are continually coming up to me saying “I hadn’t thought to look at it like that”, “that’s an idea I hadn’t thought of”, “I found what you said inspiring” and yet, to me, I’ve only […]
Shifting your Reward motivation into a Change motivation
In my previous article I explained how, currently, 90% of people are working within a Reward motivation concept. In order to survive and succeed within the fast pace changes we are now facing a Reward motivation alone will no longer be enough. A Change motivation, the ability to be motivated by change itself, will be […]
Understanding Motivation is Key to Success
You’ve heard the phrase ‘knowledge is power’? Well, the knowledge in understanding why and what motivates us in today’s ever-changing world is vital to any desired success. Understanding motivation, what makes us tick, what makes us get out of bed in the morning, what drives us on and why we do what we do is […]
Widening Horizons – Explore and find challenge
Sometimes, when nothing much is happening at a given time, it’s an opportunity to deliberately seek out change. It’s about widening horizons and looking beyond the here and now. What’s that saying “A change is as good as a rest” – well maybe it is, and it could be considered as good advice to take […]
Learn How to Bend in the Winds of Change
In my last article I was expostulating about making change happen for yourself which then got me thinking and observing things around me and my world. Are you ready for the winds of change? Everyone seems to be acknowledging that major, disruptive change is happening, and the results are beginning to reveal themselves, but they […]
Make Change Happen – Embrace It
Are you fed up with the position you are currently in? Frustrated that things are not happening for you as you had hoped? Running, just to simply stand still? Then you are going to have make change happen. Only you can do it. No-one is going to come along and gift you the way forward […]