Confronting the Coaching Conundrum
There’s no real argument about the power of using a coaching management style to transform the performance of your people. …
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You Are What You Think You Are, So Think Positively
Pretty much everyone these days buys into the idea that we are what we eat and that the maxim “Garbage …
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Why The World Needs Introverts
Shy, unconfident, solitary: there are many popular conceptions of introversion, most of them negative, but the reality is far more …
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Thinking Vs. Feeling
Look at any ‘To Do’ list, meeting agenda or project plan and you’ll find almost certainly that it’s chock full …
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From the Inside Out – 11 Ways to Introduce Mindfulness to your Work Day
It is the awareness of awareness. Most people in the workplace seem to want that unobtainable master tool; that solution …
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Fight the Good Fight – Why Leaders Should Promote Healthy Conflict
Mention the word ‘conflict’ and people tend to flinch. It’s a word with negative connotations of aggression, rudeness and arrogance. …
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Happiness at Work
Go back a few decades and the concept of happiness at work would have seemed incongruous. Go back a hundred …
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Successful Change Management
Successful Change Management is all down to People It’s a harsh fact, but some 70% of change efforts fail to …
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Conflict as Opportunity
Conflict in the workplace is nothing new. It’s a fact of life. And for most of us it’s an unpleasant …
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SELLING: Know who they are, and know what they need.
Selling is all about the other person. All salespeople should believe in their wonderful product or service; an attitude which …
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Effective Leadership
Effective leadership is not just a job, it’s a complex interaction between a range of personal and professional qualities and …
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Leadership Styles
The Colour Works are specialists in leadership development. There are six main types of leadership; pacesetting, coaching, visionary, commanding, democratic …
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Eustress or Distress? Through the Colours
While eustress is a positive form of stress, which can benefit our health and make us more productive, distress can …
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Difficult Colleagues? Or Just Different?
I’d had a chat with one of The Colour Works’ team, as having previously attended an introductory workshop and been …
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Into the Lions’ Den
Last week I had the privilege of sharing a stage with Margaret Heffernan, entrepreneur, Chief Executive and author, as well …
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Connected, but alone?
As we expect more from technology, do we expect less from each other? Sherry Turkle studies how our devices and …
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GRS Roadstone Smash Target!
The Colour Works was proud to support GRS Roadstone in its bid to raise £100k for the Matt Hampson Foundation’s …
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TED Talk: Brené Brown – The Power of Vulnerability
Brené Brown studies human connection — our ability to empathize, belong, love. In a poignant, funny talk, she shares a …
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