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Comfort Zone – to be in or not to be in
The concept of comfort zone is attributed to the psychologists Robert M. Yerkes and John D. Dodson, who carried out experiments to show that a state of relative comfort generated a constant level of performance. Many posts about the comfort zone will tell you that...
In search of the leadership equation
If you asked a chemical engineer almost anywhere in the world to define Reynolds number, they would all probably say something like, “The Reynolds number is the ratio of inertial forces to viscous forces within a fluid which is subjected to relative internal movement...
Mental Toughness and self-awareness
Mental Toughness is the attitude that gives us the confidence to take on challenges and stay in control of our commitments Feeling confident and in control of the situation and not giving up until the challenge is achieved can easily be seen as being self-centred,...
Real Leaders
What exactly is a real leader? When thinking of leaders, most people think of the rich and powerful; people like Obama, Putin, Macron, Branson, Musk ….. Martin Luther King and Ghandi come to mind for most people as examples of those who had limited power in terms of...
Be yourself leadership
“Be yourself – everyone else is already taken” Oscar Wilde Some people want to be charming, outgoing and sociable like Obama, some want to be direct, tough and imposing like Putin, some want to be imaginative, spontaneous and creative like Branson and others calm,...
What exactly is team building?
I ran my first team building in 1987 and I have lost count of how many I have run since - for project teams, change teams, sales teams, management teams……. Before we try to understand what teambuilding is and what is meant by it, here are a few lines on the meaning of...
When is a team not a team?
Collections of individuals masquerading as teams within organisations has never been uncommon; so, when is a team not a team? The answer is actually more often than not; many of the project teams, the management teams, the design teams, the production teams and the...
Leadership Transformation conversations
I’ve been helping people to develop their leadership capacity for almost 35 years now; I’ve coached, trained and facilitated around 3500 days of courses, programmes, workshops, seminars and off-sites throughout organisations – apprentices, supervisors, high...
Dissecting leadership
Leadership is made up from three syllables and these syllables can help us to understand what leadership is all about. The first syllable is from the verb, “to lead” The origins of the word lead lie in Old English, Old Saxon and Old German with words such as “laedan”,...
Healthy body healthy mind – Part 4 Hormones
Are you getting your daily DOSE? If you want to stay committed, confident and in control of challenging situations, getting your daily dose of positive hormones can help While it is difficult to identify what exactly is responsible for your sense of happiness, four...