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Continuing Professional Development – a tick-box exercise?
This post covers some of my long-held concerns about formal Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programmes. It was prompted by discussions currently underway in the UK’s Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (CIPD) on their support for ongoing professional development in … Continue reading
Goals: 10 principles of effective goal setting
I’ve previously summarised the research into goal setting. This post serves as a reminder and pulls out the key elements of that research into a bullet-point list. I hope it serves as a useful prompt in your busy lives. Here … Continue reading
What we think about most of the time, really does become our reality
I keep a reminder of my goals next to my computer. It’s a collection of images that represent my personal and professional desired outcomes; how I want to be seen and what I want to be doing. Continue reading
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Tagged Achievement, Affirmations, Coaching, Goals, reality, Vision, Visualisation
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Mind The Gap Voiceover Re-Instated
Oswald Laurence, who died over a decade ago, had his recording of “Mind The Gap” removed from the London Underground Embankment station to be replaced by a new recording. His widow, who traveled on the tube simply to hear her husband’s voice, campaigned for its reinstatement and the tube company agreed. Continue reading
The Science of Well-Being – Happiness Research Updated
Martin Seligman has written a new book, updating his theory on happiness to the theory of well-being, adding a wealth of research data to back it up. Continue reading
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Tagged Accomplishment, Achievement, Attitude, Emotions, Engagement, Feelings, Happiness, Meaning, Positive Psychology, Psychology, Relationships
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Appraisals: 10 tips for making the most of yours
Tips for making the most of your appraisal. Aim for no surprises, be realistic and above all else, take ownership. This is your career, your development. Don’t be a passenger. Take the wheel and drive. Continue reading
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Tagged Appraisals, Feedback, Performance Management, Planning
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My tribute to Susan Jeffers
This is my tribute to Susan Jeffers and her seminal book, Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Tips & Techniques
Tagged Affirmations, Attitude, Confidence, Courage, Fear
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Mind The Gap – Consider your levels of presence and improve your levels of performance.
I often find myself on platforms waiting for trains. I see the warnings to “Mind The Gap” between the train and the platform edge. Apart from the immediate dangers of falling betwixt locomotive and platform, these words also remind me … Continue reading
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Tagged Affirmations, Centred, Consciousness, Effectiveness, Presence, Response, Stimulus
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10 tips for developing a great people management practice
Management and leadership development in the UK is, quite frankly, embarrassing. What can you do to kick-start your own management journey? Continue reading
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Tagged Coaching, Leadership, Management, Mentoring, People Management, Self-development
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Changing cultures in our unethical banks and businesses
It will take a long time to bring about cultural change and for the majority to develop the courage to align themselves to the new way “we do things around here”. The stimulus for change has got to be us, the customer, encouraging the courageous few within these banks and businesses that we want to see survive and flourish over the long haul. Continue reading
