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Performance Ownership
When working to increase the performance of an employee it is never a case of one size fits all. Individual improvement is gained by working at the individual level, helping to establish personal performance ownership. Understanding the…
Posted on May 15, 2015Rest - Some tips on getting the refreshment you need.
Coming into a weekend after a busy week, and then with places to go and people to see in the next two days can often hinder the rest that our bodies and minds need to replenish. Here are some thoughts for getting the refreshment you…
Posted on May 04, 2015The Shadow of the Shoulds
"I should do this." "I ought to do that." "I need to be better." "What will they think?" "I'm a failure." We are too often driven by the external voices of the shoulds. Others expectations, examples set by role models, obligations. Then,…
Posted on April 19, 2015Turning Pain into Purpose
I have just come from meeting with my daughter who was expressing her passion for helping others deal with mental health issues. She showed me some of the areas she was wanting to develop so as to contribute to the healing of others. This…
Posted on April 16, 2015Selling Lessons From a Drunk
Last night a very drunk man walked up to me and began requesting I provide him with something. The manager of the restaurant I was dining at came and told him to leave while he was trying to tell me what it was he wanted. It struck me…
Posted on April 12, 2015If It's Not Raining...It's Hailing
Speaking to a client of mine this morning, the city in which they live recently got smashed by a huge hail storm. The requests that are coming in for repair work are within their scope of works but not their bread and butter business. My…
Posted on April 07, 2015Life Lessons From The Vineyard
A visit to Adrian Tobin's Ballandean Winery on the weekend reminded me of the old adage less is more. As Adrian passionately spoke of his quest to create world class wines he mentioned the importance of cutting off the excess bunches to…
Posted on April 01, 2015The Soft Sands of Procrastination
Procrastination means simply to defer action. Some actions are good to defer, some are not. The actions that are not good to defer are those that have a potential negative impact and which continually resurface in our minds, gradually…
Posted on March 26, 2015Perfect Stagnation
Attending my second ever Salsa dance lesson last night I got caught up in wanting to perfect the dance. Instead of taking the basics and getting straight out on the floor to practise, I was unsure, slightly afraid and ....stagnate on the…
Posted on March 19, 2015"I Will Just Grab Him"
I called the office of a business owner who I know well. Upon my request for the owner the receptionist (male) said "I'll just go grab him." Now, being the visual person that I am, my mind started up its visions of the grabbing. When the…
