A truly fascinating discussion about success with a high-ranking military officer. He has a long track-record of incredible achievements. He was reading at 3 years old. Helping teacher to teach others to read at 4 ½. From a very early age he … [Continue reading]
Shift Your Focus: Dangerous Habits
It's really interesting to notice that when people have problems they can very easily get carried away with those problems. Worrying about them, obsessing about them, and getting very emotionally engaged with the feature of their current life or work … [Continue reading]
Rolling with the Punches
Rolling with the Punches: Coping with and withstanding adversity by being flexible. The Urban Dictionary. Several years ago, I asked a client for some feedback. I had trained most of his senior team around the world and six months later, I wanted … [Continue reading]
Cybernetics, Population Ecology and Corporate Geriatrics
Two branches of science have always fascinated me because of the way they can be related to organisations, and how they can help us to think creatively about how to make them more successful, and ourselves in the process. They also lead to a … [Continue reading]
Why Your Boss Should Not Trust You
You may well have the feeling that your boss doesn’t quite trust you. Perhaps they: Insist all communications go through them rather than direct. Will not allow you to engage directly with her boss. Do not delegate decisions, however … [Continue reading]
Learning to Break the Rules
The large organisation environment is increasingly regulated and governed. Due process. Follow the rules. Obey, and all will be well. Discussing this with a senior IT professional in one of the big four consultancies, he observed that those who … [Continue reading]
Is This as Good as it Gets?
What if... This is as good as it gets? Serious point. Many people in middle years and middle levels, hit the buffers. They have been successful in a way, but not the way or to the extent that they intended. Underneath, there is still … [Continue reading]
Feedback Season: Fact, Fiction and independence
I've just realised that it's feedback season again. Annual appraisals, performance reviews and all of that feedback coming in to you about what you've done last year, how your performance is rated. So I thought I'd just stop by and suggest a few … [Continue reading]
A Project Manager’s Guide to Influence
"Project managers who think their job is simply to execute their plan are deluding themselves. Clients want people who can fit in and work out how to get it done. Nobody paves the way and project managers have to figure out how to influence." Diane … [Continue reading]
Reframe Your Expertise / Boost Your Confidence
Simple idea, that could boost your confidence and get you that next position. When you are going through a selection process, or indeed, pitching for an opportunity, there is a great temptation to do all that you can to present yourself as an … [Continue reading]
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