“ENGAGE OR DIE!” (GOVERNMENT TASKFORCE WARNS UK EMPLOYERS)
Well, that’s not strictly true, but alongside the less than startling revelation that “engaged” employees are healthier, happier, more fulfilled …
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How Does Your Leadership Measure Up?
In today’s fast-paced, high-pressure environment it is all too easy for busy leaders to neglect self-development in favour of self-preservation. …
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Teamwork: How Does Your Team Measure Up?
In his book, The Five Dysfunctions Of A Team, Patrick Lencioni describes the huge benefits, both commercial and personal, that can be …
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Sixth Success For The Colour Works
The Colour Works picked up a national award yesterday at a prestigious event in London. Accepting the award for “Top …
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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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The Colour Works – Laying Down the Law!
Back when training providers needed to be registered with the SRA (Solicitors Regulation Authority Accreditation – read more about their …
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"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 Success …
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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 the …
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Breaking Down the Barriers – Opposite Type and Building Trust
There’s absolutely no doubt that we can find our ‘opposites’ extremely difficult and that the differences between us can appear …
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Sowing the Seeds of Employee Discontent
Whenever conflict arises between individuals or within teams, there’s a tendency to go looking for the relationship issue that sparked it. …
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Great Minds Think … 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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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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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 we’re exploring the subject …
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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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Can I Give You Some Feedback…?
“Feedback” is a scientific term from the field of Physics and it’s critical to how we learn to do things. …
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Just Say “No” – 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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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 used …
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Emotion at Work
“I think you have to work with people, and when I talk about managing relationships…it’s a question of sharing emotion …
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