Dec
13

What is Success and How to Have It

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I guess the best place to start is to define success. I believe success is just a fleeting moment when your realities match your expectations. I also realize, for many, the number of those moments they experience overtime defines what they (and perhaps others) see as a successful life. So why are some people more… Continue reading »

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Sep
23

CHANGE (part 2), THE BIGGEST RISK, NON-INVOLVEMENT THROUGH FEAR

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Where does the fear of change come from? The fear of change comes from our natural suspicion of the unknown or of things we don’t understand. As youngsters we develop techniques to protect ourselves and over time we develop our “success formula”. This formula comprises standards of behaviour or perspectives on situations that we learn… Continue reading »

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Dec
19

Office Bullying – What Can You Do To Overcome Bullying!

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Bullying and abuse can occur in many ways. Common complaints are; being yelled at, being denigrated in front of others, name calling, constant joking about an individual, personal verbal attacks in private, isolation through ignoring someone and threats of sanctions or penalties. Extremely serious situations can escalate to physical contact, work sabotage – often in… Continue reading »

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Dec
08

Change is Inevitable; Winning During Change is Possible – 6 Rules

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1. The first step is to acknowledge that things continually change. Obvious you may say, however many of us seem to believe life is stable, secure, constant and what was (or is) can be maintained into the future. Much of the trouble in the world is caused I suggest by groups that try hard (sometimes… Continue reading »

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May
25

ANT ACTION IN LEADING & MANAGING, YESSIR WE CAN LEARN FROM ANTS part 4

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The collective intelligence we looked at in part 3 is also found in other ants. Experiments with one group, ‘lepticthorax’, effectively demonstrate how one individual’s behavior can influence those around it. By including each individual in the decision making process they enable or cause the simple actions by one to generate more sophisticated actions by… Continue reading »

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Apr
07

The 5 Sources of Power and How to Become Powerful part 1 cont.

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Information or communication power This power is derived from being able to control the flow of information, or to be able to edit and be selective about what is passed on. “The information may be horizontal, to be shared with colleagues, or vertical, to be passed up or down through a formal organizational structure”.  This… Continue reading »

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Feb
02

POLITICS AND SUCCESS IN THE WORKPLACE

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Over the years many of my trainees have complained that politics in their organizations plays a greater role in career success than competence to do the job. Well that may or may not be the reality however when humans gather politics will always be an important part of the equation and our personal success and… Continue reading »

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Jan
31

A career lesson from Thomas Robert Malthus, Malthusian Law

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One of the few things I consciously remember from my “school days learning” is a ‘law’ pertaining to human existence. If my memory serves me well Malthusian Law went something like this: ‘The world will never be overpopulated as population growth is limited by war, pestilence, famine and natural disasters.’ From a personal or individual… Continue reading »

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