Our ability to have quality conversations internally is crucial to teamwork, leadership and the overall performance of people. A quality conversation is one that centres on the real issue, is held with the right person/people, is couched in objective terms…
What and how we learn has changed significantly. This has major implications for organisations, teams and individuals with respect to training and development … and their performance. Learning involves two aspects: Information and How to do things. On both fronts the…
It’s important to understand how human beings are ‘wired’ to communicate. There are three predominant communication styles and every one of us has a natural preference for one of them … Auditory, Kinesthetic or Visual. This means that, whilst we all…
Email is cursed by so many as the bane of our business lives. It just happens to be probably the most efficient means of communication ever created. It’s instantaneous, can be dealt with by the recipient whenever they choose, we…
This is about attaining a sense of control leading to feeling more relaxed, happy and successful. Surely happiness and success are one and the same. Feeling out of control is not good. The only way we can feel in control…
In one way or another, we have written about being busy several times on our website. But it seems to becoming even more prominent in today’s world. Being busy is a problem when it doesn’t lead to improvement, causes high…
If you own a business or you’re in a key role or trying to get ahead in your career, you are highly likely to be moving at a fast pace. The message in this article is simple … you need…
Managing time effectively is obviously a necessary component of sound management, even leadership. We have all been exposed to the myriad of training tips to achieve this … top priorities first, delegate effectively, urgent and important tasks, plan your time…
Every business person knows how to be healthy and fit: Eat predominantly healthy food Manage sleep patterns Exercise regularly Manage weight and body fat Manage stress levels Regular medical checks Most business people could also be said to be smart…