Expect: to look forward to; regard as likely to happen; anticipate the occurrence or the coming of. I once ran a stress management course for managers and one of the delegates (a warehouse manager) had a particular issue with the…
Note taking has always played a key role in learning and development. With the boom in technology it is becoming increasing common for people to use laptops or smart pads to take notes in meetings and training sessions. Whilst this…
“Sticks and stones will break my bones but names will never hurt me” is a mantra that we’ve been encouraged to use from childhood when we’re on the wrong end of some name calling. After all, it’s only name calling.…
How do you increase engagement in your team or your clients? How do you get people to commit more? How do you encourage people to put in more effort? These are the sort of concerns that have troubled managers, coaches…
What exactly is a stressful situation? Is it true that they are always debilitating or is it true that something that doesn’t kill you actually makes you stronger? We often find ourselves in situations that cause big emotional responses in…
Confidence is like a balloon, when it’s full you can float through a challenge with skill and poise but what happens if the balloon pops? When our level of confidence drops the cause is usually self-inflicted. There are a number…
There are many important elements that contribute to a person’s performance but without drive or motivation the chances of success, especially in a competitive or challenging situation, will be seriously impacted. Unfortunately it is very easy for people to lose…
It’s well known that exercise can have a positive effective on your mood so how would you like to give that positive mood a boost? Well a new study has found a simple way to do just that. The trick…
Many things have been written and said about the importance of being allowed to make mistakes. It is commonly believed that you learn more from your mistakes than you do from your successes. We’re all familiar with stories from notable…
Many people want to increase their self-control so that they can achieve more success, complete more goals or avoid certain bad habits. The good news for th0se people is that recent research from neuroscience suggests that boosting self-control could be…
