Coaching
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Wednesday, April 27th, 2011A review of the Retreat held in Wydale Hall recently – to reserve your place on the next retreat go Joanna Taylor’s website. Practice Managers’ Retreat Wow, what an amazing two days! Wydale Hall in North Yorkshire is a beautiful 18th century country house set in 14 acres of gardens and woodlands. It is the [...]
The Power of Words
Wednesday, April 20th, 2011I am indebted to Marc Cooper for introducing me to this film. Marc will be in the UK on May 12th & 13th to run a course on “Ownership and Leadership” at 38 Devonshire Place. Take a look at Marc’s website here and the details of this and other seminars here. Unfortunately I can’t join [...]
Two cardinal rules for success.
Friday, March 25th, 2011First – never believe your own publicity or hype. Second – never count your chickens before they hatch / spend the profit before it’s in the bank / celebrate until you cross the line.
Once a day – Three things to do today – and every day – for a more productive work life.
Tuesday, March 1st, 2011From the Business Link website. I spent a long session with my coach yesterday morning discussing daily effectiveness, how to improve it, how to maintain it, how to acknowledge when you have had a good day and how to learn from those days when you have not been as effective as you would have wished. [...]
Work v Life – from Hugh MacCleod
Friday, December 31st, 2010With apologies to all my sincere friends, no offence meant. If you take yourself so seriously that you can’t cope with even the slightest hint of criticism then you really ought to get out more (or find yourself a life coach). I dislike the phrase “Work Life Balance”; it co-exists in that unreal world of [...]
Make the most of staff appraisals
Friday, December 17th, 2010From Pitt, Godden & Taylor’s website Make the most of staff appraisals It is important to hold regular staff appraisals even if you have just one employee. They do not have to be intimidating or formal affairs, but they do have to be clear and well thought-out. Ideally, staff should be appraised every six months. [...]
Kathy Kolbe and Dr. Pierre Balthazard Reveal Brain Research and Kolbe Wisdom
Tuesday, October 12th, 2010I have just returned from a sensational few days at the Kolbe Professional Growth Seminar, all consultants have to be re-certified by the staff at HQ every 18 months and I look forward to my trips to Phoenix Arizona to meet up with the fellow users of Kolbe Wisdom. I have been a Consultant since [...]
RSA Animate – Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us
Friday, June 4th, 2010To go hand in hand with his book Drive, here’s the animated lecture from Dan Pink to watch it click here. Think you know what motivates everybody? Think again.
Hardly worth the effort – More Wisdom from Seth
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010From Seth Godin’s Blog Hardly worth the effort In most fields, there’s an awful lot of work put into the last ten percent of quality. Getting your golf score from 77 to 70 is far more difficult than getting it from 120 to 113 or even from 84 to 77. Answering the phone on the [...]
Cautious Optimism Is For Amateurs – Doug Emerson
Tuesday, May 4th, 2010Doug Emerson is a horseman and coach with a niche coaching owners of livery stables in the USA. This recent item from his newsletter struck a personal chord with me. Cautious Optimism Is For Amateurs As the chute opens, is the rodeo bull rider cautiously optimistic about the next eight seconds? Were the signers of [...]
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