Emotions
Leading with emotion: tap into your team’s brain science
I wrote this as a LinkedIn article in March 2016. It was then current brain science. I was trying to get across the need to acknowledge emotions when dealing with people. 100 LinkedIn articles later I am recycling it cos its still valid even though the brain science may have moved on (or may not have). It’s still relevant though I am concerned we are moving in the wrong direction in terms of how we deal with people.
Read MoreJust check in, to see what condition your condition is in
What do BIM, The Construction Playbook and my weekly confidence Zooms have in common? They are tools, techniques and strategies used as interventions for improvement. There is something about interventions not widely understood. I am going to share it with you in this post. What’s different about BIM, Playbook and my weekly Zooms? I think my Zoom session will make the biggest difference to your success, here’s why ….
Read MoreJohn’s lost it. It’s normal. But what can he do about it?
What if your confidence is down? First up, its normal, take it easy. Our confidence is dynamic, it goes up and down. Secondly, lacking confidence we lose clarity of thought and we produce less or we don’t inspire others to produce. It’s costly, pay attention! Third up, you can do something about it. You can protect your confidence with easy steps, things you like doing. Here’s how…
Read MoreHow to protect your confidence in tricky times
I don’t know about you but when my confidence is down I sit there for ages procrastinating and worrying. And I don’t get much done. I know I am not alone. And confidence is down right now, what with all the stuff going on. What if you are procrastinating and not getting much done, what if your people are sitting there, looking busy, though not producing? Confidence is the lifeblood of business, but how do you protect it? Here’s how…
Read More10 tips for building confidence in times of crisis
We are in choppy waters though we are going to get through. We can do anything when our confidence is high. But how to build confidence in times of crisis? Here’s some thinking …
Read MoreBeing Theresa May
Empathy is putting yourself in another persons shoes, this is what I imagine it’s like for Theresa May 48 hours or so on from her General Election result. “What have I done? It seemed like a good idea at the time, to call a snap election, but it has gone massively wrong. I feel shattered,…
Read MoreHearts and minds
In the late nineties I led a change programme for Wates Construction. Half way into the programme Richard asked me “how do we get hearts and minds buy in?” As the Board member responsible for the delivery of the benefits he was keen for all staff to commit to and adopt the new way. At…
Read MoreLance Armstrong
‘The biggest cheat in sport’ according to some of the press. I don’t buy that from them, especially them. Have “we” ever cheated? Probably. Have we ever told a lie, several lies or even a big one? Probably. “I am a human being. Nothing that is human is foreign to me” Terence Afer. How many…
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