Motivation
Focus on the next lamppost
You got a big challenge ahead; you can see a large part of it. Its daunting, even overwhelming. I remember as a young trainee civil engineer on Howdon Sewage Treatment Works thinking how does the Site Agent manage all of this. The size of the task seemed incomprehensible to me. Round about the same time I watched a film about the Hawaii Ironman Triathlon and thought wow! I could never do that. Well, that was in the late seventies and I’ve come a long way since then, thanks to this little strategy…
Read MoreThinking about my thinking … and yours
I’m thinking about my thinking here. Raw, my thinking is seldom joined up and its rightness is questionable. I’m also thinking about your thinking; well not necessarily yours but what I observe out there. And there’s also a chance for you to think about your thinking. And I have created a diagram – hopefully its useful. What do you think?
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 MoreIn appreciation of being understood; I think it could be rare.
How lucky am I to work with someone who understands me and really gets what I do? Very.
Feeling understood really motivates me, it somehow feels like a basic human need and I appreciate it here ….
Thoughts on motivation and early steps to remarkable work
What do you do and why do you do it? You have worked out your elevator pitch, right? So you can tell me what you do in a few words. Great! Though why do you do it? Tell me why and I will ‘get’ your passion and then ‘we’ can do some amazing work together.…
Read MoreWhat would be exciting?
In his book The 4-Hour Work Week, Tim Ferris states asking people ‘What would make you happy?’ is the wrong question. And that people don’t really know what would make them happy. He says the opposite of happy is bored and the antidote to boredom is excitement. I can relate to this. For example when I…
Read MoreMotivation – book review
Drive, The Surprising Truth about What Motivates Us. Daniel Pink I love this book, only wish it was available to me 20 years ago when I was a middle manager. I think it was written for me back then; a baby boomer brought up on command and control, carrot and stick. It is probably even…
Read MoreCelebrating 13 years in business
Today I am celebrating 13 years running and growing my own business, DSA Building Performance Ltd. Reflecting back these are my top 5 most enjoyable achievements: 5 – Working with Tony Blanch, Costain’s Group Business Improvement Director and his team for six years on their “hugely successful” Implementing Best Practice programme and then a few…
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