How do you enjoy yourself? Learning the 8 conditions of Flow
The holiday season is once again upon us, and with it comes strong recommendations on how we should go about enjoying ourselves. Christmas turns the… Read more
Three lessons from a couch to 5K
I have always perceived a divide between those who exercise and those who do not, which I have observed with my feet solidly placed in… Read more
Constructing your career: Tools from the career theory toolbox for work and life
My day job allows me to have interesting conversations with people at various stages in their career. I had coffee the other day with a… Read more
Fierce conversations principle 5: Trust your instincts (and be the CEO of you)
‘Don’t just trust your instincts. Obey them’, Susan Scott states in principle five of her Fierce Conversations book. The premise behind the fifth principle is… Read more
Anthony Robbins’ five steps to control your life, with a practical sales spreadsheet example
Can you gain control in your life in just five steps? Anthony Robbins says it is likely if you follow practices he outlines in part… Read more
Strategic planning: A 10-step strategy planning session framework
The New Year presents opportunity for planning for resolutions for both individuals and organisations. I had such a strategy session recently with a not for… Read more
Making the list: What we can learn from lists of the best and worst CEOs
We all aspire to be the “best”, but this means that there are those who are also the “worst”. Imagine that at some point in… Read more
Planning your New Year and passion for work: Goleman’s model for emotional intelligence and lessons from John Lauer
December holidays once again present the opportunity to pause, evaluate our previous calendar year, and decide on the type of world we choose to create… Read more
Referring to people as resources: Three reasons why we do it and what to do about it
I recently came across this critique aimed at those who use the word “resource” to refer to people. The post inferred that those who use such… Read more
Strategic planning: Models and making sense of the organisational whirlwind
Organisations are complex. Each week presents dozens of issues and opportunities from a range of stakeholders to which the manager or leader can decide to… Read more
On the wrong train
I wasn’t paying attention tonight and I boarded the wrong train home. It looked like the right train, left from the same platform, but it… Read more
Read this if you do timesheets: Seven strategies to get the blue bar under the orange line
“Have you done your timesheets?” This question is loathed by managers and staff alike in a professional services firm. I don’t propose to have the… Read more
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