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What’s Your Limiting Belief?
A client of mine claimed to be ‘the world’s biggest procrastinator’. Quite a mean feat bearing in mind how common it is and the population scattered around the globe. I love limiting beliefs – they are fascinating. Beliefs drive behaviour … Continue reading
Want To Plan Your Escape??
I spoke to someone today who hates their job. Like many people, about 50% I’d say, they fell into their career by accident. They have 2 young children and commute 4 hours a day, 5 days a week. Not what … Continue reading
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Are You Flat Out?
Do you get stuck in wall-to-wall meetings with no time to do the work in between? Many employees are working flat out with scarcely time to catch their breath. Full on! Sound familiar? Working at such a pace gives … Continue reading
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Trust Goes Down The Toilet
Research by The Chartered Management Institute (CMI) exploring the quality of life in the UK shows that only 15% of employees would describe the management style in their organisation as trusting and 9% think it is suspicious. Only 46% said … Continue reading
How To Trip Yourself Up – The Easy Way
Values are one of my soapbox topics. Why? Simply because they create and preserve reputation, happiness and fulfilment, that’s all. Nothing major. Many people don’t know what their values are. I was tickled to read about the City’s letter to … Continue reading
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Tagged corporate reputation, financial times, generation y, living the brand, millennials, the city, values
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Want To Keep That Holiday Feeling?
Where did August go?! Welcome to September – kids are back to school and you are back to work and my blog had a 2 week holiday too, so is refreshed with new words. How can you keep that holiday … Continue reading
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Tagged back to work, motivation, post holiday blues, summers over
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Spider Stops House Move
A spider has been stopping my sister from moving house. Actually that’s not true. Spiders. The shed at the bottom of her garden is looking a bit of a mess, so I asked her why she hadn’t cleared it out. … Continue reading
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Tagged change, motivation, moving house, procrastination, to do list
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Ever Encounter ‘Sod’s Law?’
Do you ever encounter ‘sod’s law?’ You work really late to perfect a presentation and then it’s cancelled. You don’t take a great job at another company because you have your eye on your retiring boss’ position and then they … Continue reading
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Tagged change, delays, moving goal posts, uncertainty, work frustrations
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Fancy a day trip to avoid the budget news?
Why not pop to Milton Keynes. Yes really. Not only does it have nearly as many roundabouts to get lost in as Swindon to distract you from capital gains increases, it also has an event on which will engage you. … Continue reading
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Tagged employee engagement, employee motivation, happiness at work
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A sense of anticipation?
It’s the emergency budget tomorrow and there’s a sense of nervous anticipation in the country. People don’t like uncertainty at the best of times, especially if it is going to be good news! Could boost the sales of piggy banks, … Continue reading

