May 14, 2013

Sixth Success For The Colour Works

Ā  The Colour Works picked up a national award yesterday at a prestigious event in London.Ā  Accepting the award for …

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Apr 30, 2013

Are You Measuring the Right Things to Ensure Project Success?

At a recent project management conference at which I was delivering a keynote presentation, I opened by asking the audience …

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Jan 21, 2013

The Colour Works ā€“ Laying Down the Law!

Back when training providers needed to be registered with the SRA (Solicitors Regulation Authority Accreditation), The Colour Works began creating …

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Jan 20, 2013

“ENGAGE OR DIE” Part 2 – The Role of the Manager

Following on from the Part 1 of our ENGAGE OR DIE series, the second enabler identified by the Engage for …

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Jan 07, 2013

Does Your Project Team Culture Support You Achieving Your Project Goals?

The majority of the top reasons why projects fail invariably relate to people – lack of strong leadership, not understanding …

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Aug 23, 2012

Breaking Down the Barriers – Opposite Type and Building Trust

Thereā€™s absolutely no doubt that we can find our ā€˜oppositesā€™ extremely difficult and that the differences between us can appear …

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Aug 16, 2012

Sowing the Seeds of Employee Discontent

Whenever conflict arises between individuals or within teams, thereā€™s a tendency to go looking for the relationship issue that sparked …

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Aug 02, 2012

Great Minds Think ā€¦ Differently! What Makes a Team Great?

Here’s a question for you. You’re a market leader in the mobile phone industry but you’re losing market share in …

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Jul 19, 2012

Beyond Rhetoric – The Values Gap

When I lost my mobile recently it took 3 calls to my provider, over an hour waiting, two failed attempts …

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Jun 20, 2012

More on Priming and How We Are Nudged into Action

Our article last article proved to be a very popular read. So popular, in fact, that weā€™re exploring the subject …

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Jun 06, 2012

The Fascinating World of the Unconscious Mind

Your unconscious mind takes in way more information than your conscious mind is aware of. Not only that but it …

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Apr 02, 2012

Can I Give You Some Feedbackā€¦?

ā€œFeedbackā€ is a scientific term from the field of Physics and it’s critical to how we learn to do things. …

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Mar 16, 2012

Just Say ā€œNoā€ ā€“ The Power of Taking Control

It’s a familiar feeling. You have way too much going on already and as fast as you clear one job, …

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Feb 22, 2012

The Art of Delegation

“If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.” It’s a familiar phrase and one we’ve probably all Ā used …

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Feb 14, 2012

Emotion at Work

Ā “I think you have to work with people, and when I talk about managing Ā relationships…it’s a question of sharing emotion …

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Feb 08, 2012

Going Somewhere? Career Development Tips

If you really want to shine in your career it’s critical that you truly understand how your strengths can work …

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Jan 30, 2012

What Really Motivates Employees?

Never a year goes by without some esteemed professor announcing to the world that theyā€™ve found the big one! The …

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Jan 19, 2012

Using The Ladder of Inference

We live in a world of self-generating beliefs which remain largely untested. We adopt those Ā beliefs because they are based …

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