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Category Archives: Critical Thinking Skills
Spring Chicken or Flagging Goose – how motivated are you right now?
I’ve been fascinated by some of the enquiries I’ve had over the past few months. Some relate to people’s difficulties with their senior managers, or with individuals within their team(s). And a lot are to do with rising stress levels … Continue reading
Posted in Critical Thinking Skills, Motivation and Employee Engagement, Personal & Professional Effectiveness
Tagged CIPD, Daniel Pink, drivers, energy, followership, leadership, morale, motivations, performance, poor performers, reorganization, skills, staff engagement, stress at work, traditional management styles
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Authenticity, what’s the BIG DEAL… really?
There’s been a recurrent theme as I’ve been going about my business, chatting to leaders and executives, many grappling with reorganization, reducing costs, and striving for sustainable growth. That theme is ‘authenticity’ – fast becoming the buzzword for a new … Continue reading
Posted in Becoming an Authentic Leader, Coaching & Mentoring Skills, Critical Thinking Skills, Ethics & Spirituality, Motivation and Employee Engagement, Sustainable Leadership
Tagged authentic leader, CSR, diversity, domains, ethical, extroversion, followership, good character, group think, individuality, leadership, poor decision-making, risk-taking, self-awareness, self-disclosure, self-knowledge
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Motivation, the KEY Quotient for your success
Over the past year I’ve been struck by the number of CIPD[1] press releases that report a deficit of leadership skills in organisations; low morale and poor productivity of employees; and an army of managers who have little self-awareness and … Continue reading
Posted in Career Planning, Critical Thinking Skills, Motivation and Employee Engagement, Personal & Professional Effectiveness, Positive thinking, Taking control
Tagged economic recovery, employee engagement, employees, engaging for success, fulfilment, Government Taskforce, human behaviour, McKinsey, motivation, productivity, quotient, self-awareness, Top Tips, well-being
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Can you plan on making magic in 2013?
Like most of us, I regularly have to deal with my own personal demons and insecurities. I have found however, through a long life of challenge and change that one can plan for a more successful and fulfilled life. It … Continue reading
BIG CHANGES: where are you on the curve?
Over the past year, like a lot of people I meet, I’ve been faced with the prospect of coping with a significant change in my life. You may have noticed it too, the amount of relationship break-ups going on, people … Continue reading
