Until recently weird = good and “normal” meant not only boring but utterly rubbish. In youthful alternative Brighton where I live this is, ironically, the norm. I have however had quite a radical non-radical change of heart of late. Here’s why:
Being Conservative
I’m becoming conservative...not I would quickly add a supporter of the UK Conservative Party, ...
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As Olympic fever starts to engulf the UK, I ask myself what would an Olympics for learning and development look like? Here are a few ideas for what fellow trainers and coaches could battle it out competing in:
Public-Sector Hurdles
A gruelling series of red-tape-heavy forms to ...
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(and why a British approach would be really rather jolly bloody good)
When trying to describe my work in the UK I sometimes hear things like, “It sounds a bit American” and ”Are you one of those American motivational gurus?” Such comments are normally oozing both ...
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This Mother’s Day I got to thinking - most of the work that I do in executive leadership development can be traced back to good advice I received as a child from my mother (and also other family members, infants-school teachers etc). Most of what I, and other management trainers and consultants do, is ...
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Do you make excuses or shift blame for something going wrong? Take a look at this and see what Mark Walsh says about this in relation to personal leadership.
If you liked this video you may be interested to read the following articles:
Lead Stoicism - Stoic ...
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