Understandably (and with honorable intent) some folks are wrestling with unpleasant decisions they are ‘compelled’ to make just now. Furloughing, redundancies, cost cutting and the raft of other tough calls. What creates a lot of (unnecessary angst) is the assumption that this decision will wreck, upset, upend, finish or ruin...
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Do you know the secret of Being a Good Coach? The secret of being a Good Coach is… ‘Being able to Coach – when you are knee deep in your own shit’ To Coach, add boss, manager, leader, parent, mentor, confidante – in fact, any role where people look to...
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And so it begins. My six year old daughter’s life long career battle with those who will want to label and focus on ‘her weaknesses’ (and her own internal self doubt and confusion). Sophia ‘is easily distracted‘. Sophia ‘has difficulty staying focussed’. Sophia has ‘a wondering attention‘. I too used...
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1. Events happen / change occurs. Constantly. 2. We cannot control them / it. 3. We put meaning on them / it. Always. 4. The meanings determine the quality, satisfaction and effectiveness of our work, our life, our leadership. 5. Since we can always change or correct our meanings, we...
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dil·i·gence -noun. Constant and earnest effort to accomplish what is undertaken; persistent exertion of body or mind. I have two terrible confessions to make. ..that might have me struck off the HR Xmas card lift and may raise the eyebrows of a few of my best customers: I’m not singularly...
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..the bonkers version that has the busy manager going crazy trying to accomplish the linear notion of balance. It’s out in the the social paradigm and in every Sunday newspaper: Monday to Friday – No weekend working. 9-5 Getting all your ‘work work’ done and getting all your ‘home work’...
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The work that you will judged on when it comes to your annual review – that’s what work. The work that your bonus may be riding on. Those half a dozen or less objectives you agreed with your boss will be the bottom line for you my friend. Time...
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Bring your year end to a definite conclusion and start 2012 with a clear direction. (Why wouldn’t you?) Myself and Mrs. Fox sit down every year about this time with a glass of sherry and a mince pie and run through the following ‘completion exercise’. In doing so we have...
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I was talking with a client who was a bit low on spirits and energy. I asked him a question: “Tell me all the things that you are doing both personally and professional that make you happy?” Client: ………. Silence, long silence ( I was getting worried) followed by...
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