Leaders who lack the ability to empathise with their team especially in what seem to them to be trivia or unnecessary, make choices and act in ways, that undermine their ability to lead when they need to. We’ve all heard… Continue reading
We depend on symbols to make sense of the world around us, to help us find our way around, to communicate with others. Look at your computer screen and it is littered with symbols. Despite this extraordinary reliance on them,… Continue reading
Do the senior partners of accountancy practices really live longer than the rest of us? Evidence suggests that organised achievers live longest. Business leaders who build successful companies, Olympic athletes and even some US presidents are all likely to live… Continue reading
The iron will that you need to bounce back and win in business, sport, or to pass exams even when the chips are down, may be partially inherited, but don’t despair – read on… There are countless stories of tenacious… Continue reading
Why do people who know one another, who work with one another, actively avoid eye contact, and what are the consequences of this? One of the organisations that I work in has a long narrow corridor linking buildings. There are… Continue reading
As some of you will know, I have a particular interest in the future of human/machine interaction. Not from an ergonomics perspective, but from the idea that eventually, our thoughts, our feelings and our sense of connection with others will… Continue reading
It’s important to be clear about the behaviours that you are seeking to reinforce, the diversity of people and their tendency to find jobs that suit their personality, and to ensure that complex and conflicting desirable behaviours are suitably reinforced.… Continue reading
It’s that time of year again where folks traditionally relect and set themselves some goals or resolutions for the forthcoming year. It’s also the time when most go by the wayside! So I thought I’d pass on some practical material… Continue reading
Hard facts about the coaching market are difficult to come by. The following are not exactly surprises, but it’s nice to know there’s some evidence one way or another. From the Cincinnati Enquirer Co-sponsored by the Tandy Center for Executive… Continue reading
You can tell it’s the silly season when journalists have to take pot shots at the world around them. This kind of thing is most common during the summer recess, but these days it seems the Season of Goodwill is… Continue reading
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