I had a very enjoyable catch up with a friend a few days ago which started me thinking about the topic of networking. We had caught up to exchange updates about our respective lives and to debrief about a recent connection that I had facilitated for her. The lunch was lovely, conversation interesting and potential contacts discussed. Did this make …
Are you hooked on your emails? Do you jump straight to your email when you hear the notification? Do you really need to read your email as soon as it pops into your inbox? If you are like most people, the answer is probably not. Emails are potentially one of the greatest time wasters and changing how you handle your email …
Absolutely amazing – probably the best book I’ve read this year! This book was recommended to me twice in the past three weeks under very different circumstances, once during a discussion about visionary companies and the other during a social chat about whether to send my son to school at age 4+ or 5+. Worlds apart and yet this book …
I discovered this intriguing riddle and was compelled to try to solve it when it was prefaced with the challenge that only 2% of the population can solve it. The 2% statistic probably has no scientific basis and the riddle is really more a logical puzzle than a riddle. However, I was up for the challenge! The Riddle / Puzzle …
Have you ever felt completely overwhelmed by all the tasks that you need to do? Did it leave you feeling completely out of control? Did it seem like the more you did, the more you were chasing your tail? This is a common scenario faced by many small business owners who have to be “jack of all trades”. You are …
Can you really shape your destiny with your thoughts? Have you ever wondered whether your thoughts can determine what happens in your life? There is a whole self-help industry based on this premise, however, the power of positive thinking isn’t a new concept. This book – “As a Man Thinketh” was written in 1902 and the author James Allen embraces …
Are your to-do lists out of control? Do you have so many to-do lists (on paper, on your PC, on your mobile phone) that you can’t keep track? Do your to-do lists get lost in your diary, notebook etc? Well, to-do lists are one of the most common time management tools but when they aren’t used effectively, they end up …
What can you do when you have two people who can’t get along at work? Left unattended, productivity suffers and morale goes downhill. You could engage consultants and mediators to assist depending on how bad the situation is but if you think you can tackle this yourself and want a head start, here’s an easy guide to conducting a mediation …
So, what is a “workplace psychopath”? Believe it or not, this is not merely a derogatory term used to describe someone you don’t like at work. It is in fact a label used to describe a destructive personality type that occurs in the workplace. Common characteristics include manipulation and victimisation, and not surprisingly, not much good comes from having one in …
When you read the title of this article, are you thinking….. “Reward – what’s that?” or “Reward – when would I fit that in?” or “I’ve got more important things to worry about than to think about rewards!” Being constantly weighed down by the day-to-day grind sometimes means that the last thing we think about is rewarding ourselves. If you …
