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Category Archives: Thought Provokers
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
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
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
World-class individual and team performance – lessons from England Rugby Union
What does it take for a team to create a world-class performance and what personal traits need to be evident within the individual team members? This question popped into my mind after reading an article written soon after Stuart Lancaster … Continue reading
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Tagged Attitude, Capability, Character, Courage, Culture, Effectiveness, Performance, Teams
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The science of happiness: proof that happiness habits can be a learned.
Recent research into happiness has revealed some surprising results. The key finding seems to be that interventions designed to help people become less miserable (i.e. come out of depression) can not be relied upon to make you happier. To realise … Continue reading
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Tagged Attitude, Engagement, Habits, Happiness, Learning, Meaning, Pleasure
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Why change can be difficult.
We are faced with opportunities and risks all the time. Changing our thinking and behaviours, in order to take advantage of the former or avoid the latter, is therefore something we have to contemplate on a regular basis. Of course, … Continue reading
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Tagged Attitude, Change, Confidence, Courage, Habits, Re-framing, Self
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Facing an uncertain future? – Be comfortable with your discomfort.
One of the greatest rewards in my line of work is to receive confirmation from someone that I’ve made a positive impact in their lives. I guess this is probably the case in many walks of life, not just work. … Continue reading
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Tagged Attitude, Feedback, Insight, Optimism, Reflection
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Re-framing – A starting point for personal development?
Traveling frequently, especially on trains, is part of my working life. For the most part it is for the sole purpose of getting from a to b efficiently (but seldom cheaply!). Occasionally I get time to admire the view as … Continue reading
Learning Agility – Personal Development through “disruptive experiences”
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Tagged Effectiveness, Leadership, Learning, Paradigm, Presence, Reflection
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Intuition – devine intervention or natural, physical process?
A good friend and ex-colleague, Rachael Beesley, asked for my thoughts on intuition. Best write them down before I forget! This post is quite long at nearly 1500 words but is actually a very brief review of my thinking. There … Continue reading
