We have all done those strategy workshops when the facilitator says that our core values should not be more than 4 or five. But here are fourteen. And it is interesting that some of the favourites “Passion”, “People” “Service” are not even mentioned but taken for granted. When asked to describe his most important creation, [...]
We all know those two clichés about the elephant, the first about its encounter with some blind men (1,190,000 hits in Google) and the second about it being in the room (69,700,000 hits). The reason sayings become cliché is that they highlight truths in such a compelling way that, for a time at least, we [...]
Perspective: Action counts In life we achieve results through action. Sustained, purposeful, meaningful action. This is the only way you will create a unique experience, your personal contribution to the world. Prolonged aimless, worthless and unrealistic activity produces inferior results. Ultimately, if you do nothing, you get nothing. Picture from Reddit Nobody cares about your intentions. Intentions are [...]
In life we achieve results through action. Sustained, purposeful, meaningful action. This is the only way you will create a unique experience, your personal contribution to the world. Prolonged aimless, worthless and unrealistic activity produces inferior results. Ultimately, if you do nothing, you get nothing. Picture from Reddit Nobody cares about your intentions. Intentions are [...]
What is an exciting adventure for one person may be highly stressful for another. Since 1956, when Dr Hans Selye coined the term ‘stress’, our understanding of stress, its causes, impacts and remedies has grown. The many remedies for stress can be summarised by five generic approaches: Clarify values and goals. Develop self-affirming relationships Reframing [...]
I have a presentation called "Your Life in Light and Colour". In this presentation I use the painting of a watercolour as a metaphor for life, or at least life in business. This has been well received and now I have decided to take it forward as an offer. I am rewriting the material [...]
Perspective: Happiness The other day a woman in large 4x4 pulled up next to me in the parking lot at the gym. I glanced up to see how close she parked. She fixed me with sullen stare. And held it there. Each time I looked up, I caught the baleful gaze. It was like something [...]
You have been developing an offer for months. Now as you are preparing to launch, one person on your team continues to disrupt meetings with negative comments about the product. What do you do? Well, eventually you fire him of course. And in so doing you rid the team of the annoyance. You also rid [...]
Build relationship in negotiation: a parable You meet with your boss to discuss an increase in pay. You have decided to stick to the facts; to avoid all emotion in negotiation. As you present your case you remember those who rely on you to do the work but earn more than you. Your voice takes [...]
Learning to say NO might seem a selfish thing to do. BUT! By learning to say NO without feeling guilty, you will find time you never dreamed you had. You will quite literally claim back your life. This post is based on material from my friend Arthur Gobey. Because NO is such powerful word, it [...]
