Mar 04, 2015

Practising What We Preach

Weā€™ve said it before, and weā€™ll say it again. We live our values. Not only that but as an organisation …

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Mar 02, 2015

Emotionally Intelligent? 16 Traits of Emotional Intelligence

It was Daniel Goleman who first brought the term ’emotional intelligence’ to a wide audience with his 1995 book of …

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Jan 14, 2015

Improve Employee Engagement with 6 Easy Steps

Only a small percentage of employees around the world feel truly engaged and satisfied at work. Below are 6 easy, …

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Jan 14, 2015

How to Save the World, (or at least yourself), from Bad Meetings

It’s a sad affair, but no surprise, that this video has had over 1 million views so far. Watch it, …

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Jan 10, 2015

Why You Might Not Love Your Job

Some of us are extremely lucky to be able to say that we love what we do, but we all …

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Dec 17, 2014

The Colour Works at Longleat

Click here to seeĀ our TRI success! Thursday the 11th December saw the Colour Works team get together at Longleat Safari …

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Dec 09, 2014

Assertiveness In The Workplace

I can’t remember exactly, but I think it was in the 80’s when ‘assertiveness’ first began to be bandied about …

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Dec 08, 2014

Stewardship – Service over Self-Interest

The need for effective leadership is steady and compelling, and one that must be forever evolving as times change rapidly …

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Dec 06, 2014

Handling the Awkward Meeting

Picture the scene. Youā€™re about to go into a one-to-one meeting with a member of your team. Youā€™ve requested the …

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Dec 05, 2014

Team Development – From Good to Great

We’re all familiar with having personal development plans and being assessed on our individual behaviours, but how about doing the …

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Dec 05, 2014

Influence – Leading Positive Change

How do we achieve more positive influence as leaders and individuals? Understanding how to leverage the influence factor can make …

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Dec 05, 2014

Tyranny of the Urgent

After receiving 72 emails in one hour, John Freeman, editor of Granta magazine, was spurred to write a critical analysis …

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Dec 05, 2014

Willpower is a muscle – learn how to strengthen yours

Here’s a conundrum; how do we develop the willpower to overcome our lack of willpower? It’s Sunday afternoon, I have …

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Dec 04, 2014

What really Motivates Employees?

Never a year goes by without some esteemed management journal or professor announcing to the world that they’ve found the …

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Dec 04, 2014

Conflict in the Workplace… The Cost of Bad Behaviour?

A 2011 survey report published by the CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development) highlighted that ā€œthe scale of workplace …

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Dec 04, 2014

Time To End The ‘Blame Game’

Politicians habitually play it, and from both sides too, by apportioning blame rather than constructively seeking solutions. Little wonder that …

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Dec 04, 2014

40 Unusual, Brilliant Questions to Get You Thinking

This came through on one of those emails that are so recognisable and almost immediately deletable; big photographs and deep, …

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Dec 04, 2014

Insights Discovery Personal Profile Information Guide

The Insights Discovery Personal Profile is produced from responses to a 25-frame evaluator. Your Insights Profile is unique to you …

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