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Your ‘Brain at Work’: Strategies for Working Smarter
I’m returning here to everybody’s hot topic; personal productivity. I have written to you before about actions you can take to work smarter, and David Rock’s ‘Your Brain at Work’ has given me a lot more food for thought on being a ‘knowledge worker.’ Of course, this...
7 ‘Thought Traps’ That Slow You Down
To paraphrase Edward de Bono, the original ‘lateral thinker’; ‘the purpose of the human mind is to not think at all.’ By this, he means that we all react to new situations with learned auto-responses because it’s easier than re-inventing the wheel for every new...
Vacations — Food for Thought!
It’s one of the few psychology certainties, our brains need time for rest – Sleep is key, but we also need longer breaks. It’s often the case that vacations give moments of inspiration and new ideas. Brain science reveals that resting brains put together fragments of...
Emotional Intelligence – The PBC Approach and Tools for Assessing EQ
The concept of using behavioral tools has been around a long time. At PBC we use the Everything DiSC tools for the majority of our analyses to help people better understand who they are so that they can understand what is it about them that’s different from others....
It’s Never Too Late to Learn!
Do not blame the iceberg!It was bad decision-making that sank the Titanic! Joseph Bruce Ismay, CEO of the White Star Line, planned in 1907 to build four transatlantic liners. They would be the biggest and most luxurious ships since his father built the RMS...
5 Strategy Lessons from 3 of the Most Successful CEOs… EVER!!! – Bill Gates, Andy Grove, and Steve Jobs
David Yoffie’s book ‘Strategy Rules: Five Timeless Lessons from Bill Gates, Andy Grove, and Steve Jobs’ is a fascinating analysis of the greatest business minds of our time. These three unique individuals have some common themes that help explain the phenomenal...
How is Your 100-Year Business Plan Coming Along?
Succession Planning with 3 Key Leadership Skills So, you had the idea for your business. You believed in yourself and had the strength of mind to set it up and keep it running through the busts and booms. But in the back of your mind, you know the day will come when...
Who are the ‘Influencers’ Who Spread the Word of Mouth Marketing?
Want a great idea for cultivating excitement in your business and planting the seed of an unprecedented sales BLOOM? Sure you do… The very old idea with an ultra-modern twist, I suggest is, ‘word of mouth’ product promotion. Focusing your marketing efforts and dollars...
Is Your Organization Healthy as well as Smart?
5 Tell-Tale Symptoms of an Unhealthy Organization 1. Assumption-Based Leadership. You, as leaders of your organizations, ASSUME that you have more top-team cohesion and clarity around your Vision and purpose than you actually have. Sure you’ve got the organization...
Strengths-Based Leadership
Everyone is naturally loaded with a wide range of skills at which they naturally excel. These abilities, despite being second nature, can also be developed. In fact, “…people have several times more potential for growth when they invest energy in developing their...
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