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Resolution or Evolution?
What were your New Year resolutions? Giving up smoking or alcohol? Losing weight or starting and finishing a book in six months? Unfortunately, for many people, the temporary excitement and surge of energy usually fades away within few days and … Continue reading
Authentic leadership: what does it take to be an authentic leader?
Image: © http://www.morehouse.edu/Google Much has been written on leadership in general. In this short blog, I express my views about authentic leadership and some of the characteristics they are likely to have in common. The circle of influenceis much wider … Continue reading
Zen and the art of living and managing
Photo: © http://www.gembapantarei.com/2011/02/the_true_meaning_of_zen.html Zen is a school of Buddhism which was developed in China. It is a practical, spiritual way of living one’s life which involves practising daily zazen (meditation) and Buddha’s teaching. It emphasises the value of intuition (through meditation) rather than ritual … Continue reading
Time Management and Purpose Management
Source ©http://www.flickr.com/photos/sacathyl Much has been written on time management. I have at least three books on my shelf. There are many clichés about time and time management, such as, ‘Time lost is never found again.’ (Benjamin Franklin) ‘Until you value … Continue reading
Creating abundance. The missing links
Photo: http://lightgrid.ning.com Many people believe that abundance in business is achieved by – Deciding what you want, – Taking massive action, to – Produce results This is taught in schools and colleges all over the world. Problems with this approach: … Continue reading
Change beyond the concept
Managers often say that change is constant. Looking beyond the concept of change, in my view, when it comes to the crunch, many people either shy away from change or only deal with it when they really have to, and … Continue reading
To achieve peak performance in business, what can we learn from the Olympians?
Dame Kelly Holmes: Gold medal winner, middle distance. Photo: Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_Holmes Dame Kelly Holmes: Gold medal winner, middle distance. Photo: Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_Holmes Olympic Games 2012 are due to start in two weeks. Many people will either visit London to see … Continue reading
Fast tracking business success
Photo © Lasse Kristensen – http://www.flickr.com/photos/68927192@N03/6272173453/ I led a two-hour seminar last Friday, ‘Fast tracking business success’ which was sponsored by the Innovation Centre, St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex. The seminar explored the following: What is success? What the … Continue reading
Kick start your creativity and success.
Photo © In my imagination http://www.flickr.com/photos/in_my_imagination/4596767694/in/photostream/ The following will help. Try! – Paradigm shifting, jumping outside the box, to reflect creativity (and achieve innovation) is not just for those people who have built an empire in business. Most, if not … Continue reading
Delivering projects…a few insights for greater performance
Photo: © Ivan Walsh – http://www.flickr.com/photos/ivanwalsh/4113877252/ A project is a collection of linked activities planned to achieve specific results using the resources of the organisation including people, equipment and materials of various types. I recently delivered a 5-day training programme … Continue reading
HDA Training & Development 