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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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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
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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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Being bullied at work? Seek support, make decisions, take action.
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Tagged Affirmations, Bullying, Choice, Courage, Decisions, Emotions
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Plan-Do-Review is too simple – Add a little Reflect-Reframe-Refocus
Extending the traditional Plan-Do-Review process with Reflect-Reframe-Refocus, allows for the possibility that the original goal may no longer be the right goal. Continue reading
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Tagged Effectiveness, Feedback, Frameworks, Planning, Re-framing, Reflection, Strategy
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Positive Affirmations – A foundation personal development tool
In my post describing the Four Plus Three personal development framework, I indicated that one of my favoured personal development techniques is the use of positive affirmations. In this post I will discuss their benefits, the pitfalls many fall into … Continue reading
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Tagged Affirmations, Attitude, Beliefs, Confidence, Goals, Motivation, Optimism, Purpose
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