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Following Procedures…There is usually good reason 28 07 20
Following Procedures… There is usually good reason! Listen here The use of the term procedures can sometimes be looked upon with disdain or disrespect! But why? In the current Covid19 setting, we are now being asked to wear face coverings and amongst some people this...
The Importance of Values- Like a Stick of Rock 21 07 20
The Importance of Values Like a Stick of Rock! Listen here. The dictionary definition of values is… “Principles or standards of behaviour…one's judgement of what is important in life”. This very much relates to ethics and morals. One way of considering “Values” is...
Giving Effective Feedback- Learning Opportunity
Giving Effective Feedback… One of life’s biggest learning opportunities! Listen here. To understand “feedback” properly, lets first look at the dictionary definition… “Information about reactions to a product, a person's performance of a task, etc. which is used as a...
Being an Energy Radiator and Why it’s so Important 07 07 20
Being an “Energy Radiator” And why it’s so important! Listen here. Think about some of the people that you know…We can categorise them into various groups but today we are focusing on being an “Energy Radiator”! Consider this as the reverse of being a “Mood Hoover”....
Opportunities from adversity- what have we learnt? 30 06 20
Opportunities from adversity… What have we learnt from lockdown? Listen here. During our “day to day business as usual”, we often need to find new and improved ways of doing things. We debate over what may or may not work. We have working parties and this can take...
Life After Lockdown 23 06 20
Life after Lockdown The challenges we are all facing! Listen here Change is constant…The world around us evolves everywhere…Technology, travel, business, demands and expectations. We are all having to adjust and move on. Change for many of us can be unsettling…It can...
Pay it forward- 16 06 20
Pay it Forward! Is this how we should all try to live? Listen here “Pay it Forward” is a 2000 American drama film directed by Mimi Leder. The film is based loosely on the novel of the same name by Catherine Ryan Hyde. Set in Las Vegas, it chronicles 14-year-old...
Empowerment and the challenges involved 09 06 20
And the challenges involved! Listen here In writing this article, I first wanted to see what the dictionary definition of the term “Empowerment” was. The meaning given being… “Authority or power given to someone to do something” “The process of becoming...
Leadership and Loyalty – where does the balance lie? 02 06 20
Leadership & Loyalty Where does the balance lie? Listen here Much has been in the press, on television and all-over social media recently with regards to Dominic Cummins. By implication so to Boris Johnson. Let’s put to one side the politics at play here, the whys...