Mastering the Art of Persuasion
During interviews for our research into ‘how we’ll work in the future’, the need to have influencing skills and the ability to build trust is coming up time and time again. Key drivers of this are...
View ArticleAre you at risk of having a burn out?
“Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are.” ~ Chinese Proverb “How much pain they have cost us, the evils which have never happened.” ~ Thomas Jefferson Everyone has some...
View ArticleExploring the Future of Work – Full Report
Download your Free copy of the report: Exploring the Future of Work. The full report is the culmination of 7 months research involving 359 professionals from around the globe including in-depth...
View ArticleLaunching ¨The Future of Work¨
Last night saw the launch of our report ¨The Future of Work¨. This is the culmination of 7 months of research involving 334 professionals from around the globe. We also carried out in-depth...
View ArticleHow prepared are you for the future of work?
We all know that many forces are currently altering our personal and work lives: globalization, technology, demography and generational shifts, societal changes, the depletion of energy resources and...
View ArticleHow effective is your collaboration at work?
Our `Future of Work´ report found that the evolution of communication tools in the last decade is having a major impact on organizations. One area where this is really being felt is how we...
View ArticleLeading into the future: control less, trust more!
As we outlined in our previous posts on the future of work, the world of work is evolving rapidly. Leaders are facing a wide range of complex new challenges, and to respond to these effectively, they...
View ArticleDiscover NLP
NLP is the study of subjective experience. It enables you to: Run your brain for peak performance Learn, change and communicate more effectively Teach & coach others to do the same NLP...
View ArticleWhy to improve performance?
Why not? would be one way to answer this question. Here are 3 more good reasons: 1. On a personal level, most people want to be able to do things well and feel good about themselves afterwards. When...
View ArticlePre-requisites to better performance
As a leader you are normally responsible for both your own and your people’s performance. Here are 3 things to consider when setting performance targets and key performance indicators (KPIs): To be...
View Article3 Things to Avoid when starting out as an Independent Professional
You may be considering a career move to becoming an Independent Professional or you may recently have taken that step. This is one of the fastest growing segments of the labour market in the 27 EU...
View ArticleDo you really need coaching?
The answer to this is probably, NO! But do you want to solve a problem, achieve better results or learn something new? Do you want your teams to have less conflict, to perform better or to deliver...
View ArticleAre your labels working?
“Labels are for filing, labels are for clothing, labels are not for people” ~ Martina Navratilova In our quest to understand ourselves we are often drawn to all sorts of frivolous games, quizzes and...
View ArticleDiscover your Sales Performance Gaps
Your sales force is the lifeblood of your organisation. They generate the sales that keep everyone else employed and hopefully enough profits to reinvest in new products and services. However, it’s...
View ArticleHow can you close your Sales Performance Gap?
Your sales force is the lifeblood of your organisation. They generate the sales that keep everyone else employed and hopefully enough profits to reinvest in new products and services. However, it’s...
View ArticleIs HR about to become the next casualty of Disruptive Innovation?
When Steve Jobs launched the iPhone in 2007 people were stunned. Three mobile devices in one. Nobody had done that before. The mobile phone makers were caught out big time. Many people thought it was...
View ArticleHow do you deal with conflict in teams?
If you’ve ever played on a winning team you’ll know the feeling you get when everything just runs smoothly. There’s an energy and elegance that comes to the fore and very little can go wrong....
View ArticleIs HR about to become the next casualty of Disruptive Innovation?
When Steve Jobs launched the iPhone in 2007 people were stunned. Three mobile devices in one. Nobody had done that before. The mobile phone makers were caught out big time. Many people thought it was...
View ArticleIs there a Donald Trump in your organisation?
It’s often said that “You can choose your friends but you can’t always choose your work colleagues”. Or can you? Whatever your political views, most people would agree that Donald Trump has a specific...
View ArticleDo you know the secret to high performance?
Often talked about and sometimes shunned, Performance can be a sensitive subject in an organisation. Some people want to measure it. However, it’s often easier to measure the results of performance...
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