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“All our knowledge has its origins in our perceptions.” ~ Leonardo Da Vinci A few days ago I was listening to a radio phone in, as a friend of mine had been invited on to discuss the latest research which suggested that men are quicker to say “I love you” to a new partner…
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The Apprentice returned to our screens last night, and once again we had the opportunity to see the impact of poor man management skills on team outcomes. The Project Manager of the losing team appeared to have a strategy in his head on what he wanted to achieve, but failed to communicate this to the rest…
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“Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results.” Willie Nelson Imagine this scenario: You are an very experienced sales manager and have been asked to manage a team of senior sales people who have been struggling recently. You are in your first group meeting with the Sales Director. He is asking…
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I was running a course this week with a group of managers about creating a coaching culture in their workplace, and we were talking about role model behaviour. One of the examples used was Bill Shankly and how his values not only inspired a group of players but a whole city. At the end of…
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What we think we see or hear isn’t necessarily the reality. Everyone has a different map of the world and will interpret what we say or what they see in a way that conforms to their perception of reality. This is an important factor to remember when we are managing teams and individuals. I was…
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Judges houses in X Factor this weekend. It’s been interesting that one of the most common phrases used by Simon Cowell again this year has been “I think (s)he has a great voice but (s)he has just got no self belief”. It was the same with Paul Potts and Susan Boyle in Britain’s Got Talent.…
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On Sunday Liverpool came from 2-0 down to draw level, only to see Man Utd snatch a winner 6 minutes from time. Liverpool’s second goal came from a free kick awarded on the edge of the box after Fernando Torres, Liverpool’s striker, had been pulled down by Utd defender, John OShea. Personally I thought it…
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“We all know what it takes to get on in life and work and our own attitude and commonsense determines how we succeed. Workplace coaches and mentors are not needed.” so said Anne Widdecombe at a conference in 2008. Wise words……… Steve Davis is 52 years old and is taking part in the Snooker…
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Everybody finds inspiration in different ways, but if we want to achieve our best we need to feed on those things, events or people that inspire us. Liverpool played Spurs at anfield earlier this week, and some of the Liverpool fans decided it might help the team if they gathered outside the ground with their…