Category Archives: Personal & Professional Effectiveness

Spring Chicken or Flagging Goose – how motivated are you right now?

Posted on April 28, 2013 by kikimaurey

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 | 1 Comment

Authenticity, what’s the BIG DEAL… really?

Posted on March 27, 2013 by kikimaurey

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 | 1 Comment

Motivation, the KEY Quotient for your success

Posted on February 4, 2013 by kikimaurey

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 | 2 Comments

Can you plan on making magic in 2013?

Posted on January 6, 2013 by kikimaurey

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 →

Posted in Article of the Month, Critical Thinking Skills, Ethics & Spirituality, Personal & Professional Effectiveness, Positive thinking | Tagged determination, dreams, force of nature, magic, planning, purpose, soul's intelligence, squirrels, survival, victim | Leave a comment

Mentoring Magic: can you pass it forward?

Posted on September 27, 2012 by kikimaurey

I was delighted recently to have an opportunity to design and deliver a 50 minute skills focus webinar for the women’s career development organisation, An Inspirational Journey. In this webinar, I explained in simple terms what I consider to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Career Planning, Coaching & Mentoring Skills, Communication, Critical Thinking Skills, Personal & Professional Effectiveness, Tips for Coaches | Tagged An Inspirational Journey, career development, coach, empathy, expectations, intellectual resources, learning, mentor, mentoring magic, mentoring relationship, negative emotions, passing forward, rapport, reflection, relationship, Top Tips, trust, webinar | Leave a comment