Archive for the ‘Career Planning’ Category
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How to Keep Your Job Safe and Stay Employed
Thursday, March 10th, 2011
10 Tips for Staying Employed and Improving Work Performance
You don’t need a career counselor to learn how to keep your job safe! These 10 tips for staying employed and improving your work performance will keep your boss happy.
Becoming a better employee isn’t just about keeping your job safe and staying employed — it’s about long-term [...] -
Thoughts Change Brain Chemistry
Friday, February 25th, 2011
Rule: Thoughts change brain chemistry.
That sounds so simple but that’s the way it is, with our thoughts changing neurotransmitters on a daily basis. If a man walks into a room with a gun, we think “threat”, and the brain releases norepinephrine. We become tense, alert, develop sweaty palms, and our heart beats faster. If he [...] -
The Lost Art Of Thinking
Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011
Auguste Rodin’s classic statue “The Thinker” is one of my favorites. It’s hard to look at it (or one of its many replicas) without being moved by it. The innocent display of someone deeply in thought causes most of us to ponder a bit ourselves. Why is this image so captivating? What’s he thinking about?
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How to Implement a Performance Management System
Friday, December 24th, 2010
What is a Performance Management System?
A performance management system is a defined set of tools, processes and actions that enable you to maximize the performance of your employees.
Why should you have a Performance Management System?
As a CEO you want to get the best return on your investment and employees are probably the most expensive and [...] -
The principles of a coaching culture
Monday, December 20th, 2010
There are three principles underlying a coaching culture:
Responsibility
There may be twenty ways of achieving any goal; the most effective is usually the one that the person who has to accomplish it chooses. If people are allowed to create their own pathways in tune with their personal styles of learning and performance, they will [...] -
Establishing a Coaching Culture
Thursday, December 16th, 2010
The need for behavior-based coaching methodologies to establish a coaching culture in the workplace.
Fundamentally, a coaching culture is an organizational development model that provides the structure that defines how the organization’s members can best interact with their working environment and how the best results are obtained and measured. Organizational culture provides the stability and protocol for all interaction within the group. [...] -
How To Create A Coaching Culture
Monday, December 13th, 2010
One of my ongoing pieces of HR Consulting work at the moment is helping to create a coaching culture within an organisation.
Now what I am not saying is that the company wants to adopts a “brainwashing” mentality to embed the culture in all that they do and that this is the only management style they [...] -
How to Improve Your Memory
Thursday, December 9th, 2010
Tips and Techniques for Memory Enhancement
If our brains were computers, we’d simply add a chip to upgrade our memory. However, the human brain is more complex than even the most advanced machine, so improving human memory requires slightly more effort.
Just like muscular strength, your ability to remember increases when you exercise your memory and nurture [...] -
How to Persuade People with Subconscious Techniques
Monday, December 6th, 2010
Persuasiveness is one of the most important skills anyone can learn because it is useful in countless situations. At work, at home, and in your social life, the ability to be persuasive and influence others can be instrumental for achieving goals and being happy.
1. Framing. “The glass is half empty.” That’s how a pessimist would [...] -
Harness the Power of Your Imagination
Monday, November 29th, 2010
How would you like to be able to improve your physical and emotional well-being?
How would you like to be able to program more success into your life and career?
How would you like to be able to reduce the stress in your life?
There’s a magic tool that you can use whenever you choose that can help [...]