1: have a follow up project which requires the participants to apply their learning in a work-related area 2: set up an action learning set where the participants agree to meet regularly to share how they are using the learning, and how to overcome any obstacles they have met 3: set up a wiki - a web [...]
Saturday, April 4, 2009
This month’s list is our top 10 of ways we can behave that, although small, can make a big difference. 1: be level headed: keeping your head level (ie parallel to the floor) helps you look confident; if you tilt your head too far down or up, you look either submissive or coy (chin down), or [...]
Saturday, February 7, 2009
This month’s top 10 features Arnie’s top 10 business books. Some old, some new, but all worth the read. In no particular order: 1 Being Happy (Andrew Matthews). A top book with simple, but essential tips to achieving the title. Brilliantly written, and supported by excellent cartoons. Andrew started as [...]
Saturday, February 7, 2009
1: Identity: Strong teams have a clear identity, often signified in a number of ways. Most obviously a name, but also including budget, venue/meeting place, uniform, logo, colour scheme, language, rituals… 2: Shared values: Team members share similar values, such as integrity, commitment to the common task, mutual support… These are not imposed, but genuinely shared. Ideally these [...]
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
We recently worked for a Midlands client who asked us to offer our top 10 suggestions for ‘how organisations do better’ - ie continuously improve and develop. This is our list: 1: Ability to learn: they have, and invest in, their ability to learn. For example, they might have an intranet site dedicated to sharing [...]
Monday, September 29, 2008
Scapegoating time… Opportunity costs… See interruptions as service enquiries… Manage the splash… Have an automatic bring forward file… Challenge the T… Urgent and important… The 3 laws of urgency No more urgent/asap… Deadlines and durations Scapegoating time… Stop blaming time – as in “I’d like to do it, but I didn’t have the time”. What we really mean is: “it wasn’t enough of a priority [...]
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Saturday, May 9, 2009
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