Actionforhappiness tells us it’s one of the 10 keys to personal happiness, but what exactly is it? Resilience is an individual’s capacity to bounce back in the face of stress, adversity or change. Though largely perceived as something you’ve either got or you haven’t, personal resilience is a product of both an individual’s personality and […]
Why it doesn’t end at Discovery
Why it doesn’t end at Discovery The biggest concern we hear from clients after that eye-opening initial workshop is the worry that it’ll just get forgotten about, (“But how do I maintain this momentum?”). Achieving self-awareness, the key to business success, doesn’t happen in a day. We use the Insights Discovery model because we believe […]
Why Lukewarm Coaching Isn’t Working
There’s no doubt that coaching is fully integrated into the working world. Every ‘expert’ now parades ‘coach’ proudly on their tagline. The practice seemed to come out of the other side of the recession even stronger and is now a pillar of the L&D offering; not only is there a greater recognition of the importance […]
The Coaching Code Matrix Parody
This Matrix Parody video is a useful way of introducing coaching - it helps people reflect on both the behaviours exhibited by the Morpheus character as well as the possibilities of a structured coaching approach. Worth a watch! Watch brilliant talks on vulnerability, listening better, everyday leadership, giving and taking, being yourself and leading in [...]
TED Talk: Jim Hemerling – 5 ways to lead in an era of constant change
It shouldn’t be exhausting but it’s hard to know how to turn things around. Here’s an expert to give you the lowdown!
The Constant Change – Using Discovery Through the Change Process
Change is a constant in today’s working world, yet 70% of change initiatives fail, (Beer and Nohiri (2000). Not only that, organisational change often limits a workforce’s potential and disengages its people. Trust is lost, motivation leaks from every crevice and workplace culture curls up in a ball on the floor. When workplace culture can […]
TED Talk: Adam Grant – Are You a Giver or a Taker?
Adam Grant explores the idea of ‘takers’ (self-serving in their interactions) and ‘givers’ (seeking to be useful) within the modern organisation and what this means for workplace culture.
The Habits of Genuine People
Authentic individuals are positive people with truthful self-concepts who promote openness in their relationships. We gravitate towards them because those that are true to themselves are likely to hold and live the same ethos in every aspect of their life, and the practice of trying to be more authentic often heads up a domino effect, […]
Generationally Speaking – Fact Sheet
Simon Sinek’s interview on Millenials (below) has become one of the largest viral phenomenons of our industry, and rightly so. Conflict is opportunity. We wanted to share the interview together with this fact sheet which may ‘grease the wheels’ of any inter-generation issues in the work place… after all, a viral video may not be […]
Growing Socially Aware Leaders – The Third Domain of Emotional Intelligence
Hard work only takes you so far. Excellent leadership is not something found in a dusty old tome in the back of the library, it is achieved successfully through action. In our fast-moving, complex and ever-changing world we have lost the importance of the softer skills that are so crucial to understanding, collaborating with and […]