Why You Need A Secret Sauce
One of my mantras is that everyone brings something to the table. As a manager, you need to know what that is for everyone in your team. Before you can do that you need to know what you bring first....
View ArticleHow I Got 2 Extra Hours A Day
I spent the last week on a canoe tour to Angel Falls. Spectacular place. Incredibly remote and it gave me time to think through some of the things that have been troubling me lately. The week...
View ArticleThe Million Dollar A Year Test
Imagine for a second that a wealthy relative has died and has left you an income of one million dollars a year for the rest of your life. After dancing round the room, take a moment to reflect on these...
View ArticleNot Everything You Do Is Necessary
I remember reading once about a logistical transport company in England that was 200 years old. It had two main offices. One near the port where packages were loaded up and another some way out where a...
View ArticleDon't Be A Slave To Your Assumptions
Many of the things we like or don't like, do or don't do, avoid or chase after are based on decisions we made years ago. Sometimes they weren't even decisions but just things that happened. Maybe our...
View ArticleHow To Help Your Team Break Free Of The Language Traps
We trap ourselves with our own use of language. This limits our thinking and makes us unable to view situations properly. When talking with a team member about their performance, they will often use...
View Article8 Stupid Self-Defeating Thoughts
It never ceases to amaze me how my own brain conspires to defeat me! This week I have had all of the following thoughts about one activity or other. None of them are helpful. All of them lead to...
View ArticleYou Can't Catch All The Rabbits
Have you ever watched a dog run about madly in a field full of rabbits? First he charges after one which disappears down a hole. Another one appears to the left and he is off after that one. Then...
View ArticleHow To Simplify Everything
Modern life creates complexity. Complexity creates stress. If you want less stress, simplify your life. The following ideas take the complexity out of your life. It doesn't matter what you apply them...
View ArticleUnderstanding The Impact Of Change On Individuals
One area neglected by most change programmes is the impact of that change on individuals rather than teams or departments. Every change affect everyone in some way. Understanding this impact is vital...
View ArticleFeeling Angry With Someone? Try This.
Buddha said that anger is a poison we drink to hurt someone else. A pretty stupid thing to do! We all get angry with others at times. That's normal but nurturing that anger so that you can not work...
View ArticleWhat To Do With The Team From Hell
Sometimes teams just won't work together. They don't get on. They gossip. They backstab each other. They don't share information or take accountability. All this makes your life as a manager a living...
View ArticleLiving At The Speed Of Life
It's been a hectic week of tight deadlines and last minute panicked legal worries. It was an endless round of multi-country phone calls and late working writing draft after draft, trying to get...
View ArticleDo You Know What You're Good At?
Kenneth Williams was a British actor famous for his roles in the Carry On series of films in the 60s and 70s. He always played a similar role with a nasal voice, strong on innuendo. Though dated now,...
View ArticleHow Many Rolling Stones Are There In Your Team?
When embarking on any change project, I have over the years found that there are two categories of people that take up your time but contribute little to the success of the change: the rolling stones...
View Article8 Ways To Get Enthusiastic Again
There is always a danger at this time of year that your enthusiasm drops as the cold winter nights set in and the year comes to an end. I've certainly felt this the last few weeks. It's normal to go...
View Article9 Ways You Can Save Money When You Travel
Here are 9 small changes you can make that will help your organization reduce its costs when you travel. Fly one class lower than you are entitled to. If you get business class, only fly premium...
View ArticleHow Your English Needs To Change When Working Internationally
Everyone speaks English these days, right? You can just turn up to that meeting and carry on as normal because everyone in the room has great English? No need to worry? If you think that, you are...
View ArticleThe 25 Best Time Management Tips
I've scoured the internet for the best time management tips and the list below are common to probably all the sites I looked at. I googled "time management" and looked at all the sites that came up on...
View ArticleHow To Make A Better Time Log
The first thing all time management experts recommend doing is having a time log. You need to know how you spend your time before you can manage it better. What is the standard approach to making a...
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