WAR STORIES FOR EXECUTIVES is a new series of articles discussing ominous experiences that have been revealed in coaching sessions by higher level executives – lessons we can all learn from. Sometimes I come across some real pearls. People tell me stories that pique my professional interest and remind me of how mindless we, as executives, can be. […]
COACHING WAR STORIES FOR EXECUTIVES is a new series of articles discussing ominous experiences that have been revealed in coaching sessions by higher level executives – lessons we can all learn from. Whether we like it or not the economic outlook for 2016 is looking bleak. You can be sure that your staff are feeling edgy – retrenchments is the […]
I regularly read about or hear people say “follow your gut!- stick with your intuition”. I know that this is a difficult thing to do – for us average people I mean. Don’t get me wrong, I do believe in intuition – I have had too many amazing experiences not to. But funnily enough it is only in retrospect that I […]
Often I get asked what the difference is between a mentor and a coach. Quite honestly I find it difficult to stand on any side. I suppose that is because I’m a bit of both and accordingly I can’t really distinguish any major differences. To me it’s semantics. But for the purists there is most certainly some defining differences. […]
In a previous article that I posted a few weeks ago (under the title CA(SA) – Are You Claiming Your Place as the ‘Boss’ or are you Playing ‘Mr Nice Guy’?) methodologies to claim your authority were discussed. If you still find that your team is pulling together, it’s time to go to the next level. If you can, […]
I don’t know about you, but I continuously find that I don’t have enough time. The thing is that we all have 24 hours in a day. How is that some people are able to do so much more? There are the obvious reasons: Work smarter. Get organised! Delegate more. Keep a to-do list. Outsource […]
http://www.inc.com/justin-bariso/want-to-increase-your-emotional-intelligence-watch-these-5-ted-talks-today.html Recent research has shown that a person’s belief around stress determines how they will be affected. In the research project it was found that people who believed that stress was bad for them had a greater chance of dying earlier. Quite an interesting experiment. I suppose all of us to some degree have […]
How would you like to have your office right on the top of this beautiful landscape? Impossible? Not anymore. Technology is now making it possible to run an office from a car parked at a water hole in the Pilanesberg Game Park whilst watching elephants having a swim. What with wi-fi, Skype, the scanner and […]
There is something profoundly powerful about the picture above. It tells a story of an emergence and an awakening. It seems that there are some who are totally blindfolded (the blue people) whilst others are in various states of awareness (the yellow/orange people). It might be that whoever painted this picture had some mysterious spiritual […]
In Part 1 we discussed Simplicity. I explained how important it is to have a cover summary page with all your pertinent information. The objective was to make the CV more readable. The next part of the CV is all about the detail on the two important issues raised in the summary: > Academic qualifications […]