Difficult Staff – Is your high achiever one of them?

The high achiever Unless you’ve had the experience of managing a high achiever, you may be surprised to see them classified as “difficult”.  There is usually no doubt that high achievers produce results.  Intelligent, possessing high standards, they often exceed expectations in their performance.  So why are they sometimes  difficult to manage? It’s because of high expectations, both of themselves …

Time Management (Part 2) – The Email Trap

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 …

When was the last time you rewarded yourself?

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 …

MBTI at work

Type Talk at Work

Have you ever wondered why some people have work habits that completely annoy you?  Are you an organised person who can’t understand how anyone could wait until the last minute to complete a project?  Do you find that you love having abstract, conceptual discussions which other people don’t seem to understand?  Or, are you the reverse? This book explains how …