I’m sure you’ve heard the phrase “If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.” In this article I start to question the predominant ethos of reward based Motivation and start to explore the idea that “If you use carrots and sticks, you’ll end up with donkeys.” On the surface it makes complete sense that if you …
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I don’t know if it has ever occurred to you, but everything that anybody has ever achieved started out as a dream. Whether it is a child persuading a parent to buy an ice cream, a business person building a successful business, or landing people on the moon, they all started with an imagined outcome …
Question: “In my teenage years I developed a strong aversion towards being disciplined, and felt that this was boring. I am now 29, and know I need discipline (a certain routine in my life) to progress in my career. But I can’t reconcile this with my desire to be interesting.” Answer: It’s really simple (though …
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U + DT = ER3 One of the things I love about Albert Einstein is that not only was he unbelievably clever, he was also incredibly wise. It strikes me that his cleverness was in large part an outcome of applying his wisdom. Quite simply, he thought differently from everyone else around him, which enabled …
Have you set your goals for 2013 yet? If you’re serious about producing the results, here are three easy to apply tips that I guarantee will dramatically increase your chances of success. (Although my examples use a simple personal goal, these tips are every bit as effective with more complex work or business goals.) 1. …
Click the Image to Watch the Video [jwplayer mediaid=”1370″] This video is intended primarily for people who have completed the Fast Track to Influence seminar. If you haven’t done Fast Track yet, then Follow this Link to find out more about it. If you want to try out using iMindMap in the way described …
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Belief No. 3 for a High Performance Organisation Individuals and organisations perform at their best when they work together, rather than against each other. In previous posts I’ve looked at how people want to do the best job they possibly can, and that they can be trusted to do it. In this final part …
Belief No. 2 for a High Performance Organisation “There is one thing that is common to every individual, relationship, team, family, organization, nation, economy, and civilization throughout the world—one thing which, if removed, will destroy the most powerful government, the most successful business, the most thriving economy, the most influential leadership, the greatest friendship, …
Belief No. 1 for a High Performance Organisation I first started work in my family business when I was 20. It was an iron foundry, employing about 50 people, and I was the 4th generation of my family to work there. We had a very stable workforce and, with surprising insight for a 20 …
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When it comes to maximising people’s performance at work, I hold three key beliefs that underlie all my thinking and actions: People want to do the best job they possibly can They can be trusted Individuals and organisations perform at their best when they work together, rather than against each other Of course, I’m not …
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