Lucky I read this… I was recently recommended a book on luck – ‘The Luck Factor’ by Robert Wiseman. I must admit I was sceptical as I’ve always believed that you made your own luck and that waiting for luck to happen was no strategy for success. It turns out that Robert Wiseman who is [...]

How do we best set goals/well-formed outcomes to enable change to happen in our personal and business lives? Research has shown that well-formed outcomes are best created by asking a series of questions that clarify the goal. The basic questions are “What do you want?” and “How will you know when you have got it?”. [...]

We are quite often asked if we can provide the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) for recruitment and selection and our answer is always the same – definitely not because you could end up in court at an employment tribunal. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is what it says on the tin – an indicator – an indicator of [...]

‘Contagion’ isn’t a word that I typically use in my day to day vocabulary.  Yet, in the past two months, as the Euro Crisis has evolved from a local difficulty on the extremities of Europe to a full-blown crisis at its very heart, ‘Contagion’ seems to be THE word on all the financial commentators’ lips.  [...]

Do you accept actuality? What is your capability? Think what it will be like to reach your potentiality. Stafford Beer in his book ‘Brain of the Firm’ outlines his definitions of the three terms: Actuality: “What we are managing to do now, with existing resources, under existing constraints.” Capability: “This is what we could be [...]

Have you considered a Myers Briggs Team Day to help with team development and team building? Here is some feedback from a day I did last week: “  I have spoken to all who attended and they all enjoyed it and found it very useful. Some comments that were made were: “a very interesting, thought-provoking (and [...]

How to “Unstick” a Mind, Even Your Own. By Tom Hoobyar Article Word Count 568, average reading time 2.3 minutes Ever hear a friend, associate or employee say, “I can’t do it,” or “It can’t be done”? Actually, there are many variations on that statement, all meaning, “No way”. Ever been tempted to argue? Or [...]

The following is an excerpt from the new film The King’s Speech: “Listen to me. Listen to me. Why should I waste my time listening to you? Because I have a voice! Yes, you do.” It is a poignant moment. A moment when Bertie, King George VI, claims his real, authentic voice and so, perhaps [...]

Tony Blair says in his book that Gordon Brown has zero Emotional Intelligence. Do you and your organisation have the Emotional Intelligence required to lead? Daniel Goleman’s books show the direct link between Emotional Intelligence and leadership ability. The good news is that Emotional Intelligence can be improved. We provide a range of workshops to [...]

In this week’s Guardian there is an article regarding using Cialdini’s principles of influence (See his book Influence) in social marketing – in particular in reducing the cost of missed appointments using the principle of ‘social proof” and positive language. I was interested to read that in trying to reduce missed appointments some hospitals put [...]