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Project Planning really works! OMG!
Musikscoolers ready to face the music Last week I had the honour of working with a team of 15 facilitators from our Musikscool network. We were working on our biggest project to date, and it was quite...
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“I told you so.” Arghhhhh!
WIFE: “Do you think you should take your waterproof trousers?” HUSBAND: “Nah, don’t think it’s going to rain today.” (Who cares, even if it does, we’re going for a walk on Dartmoor, not about to make...
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“You can’t run away from your DNA.”
“You can’t run away from your DNA.” I’m grateful to Gary, whom I met on a course last week, for this pearl of wisdom. I’m not sure, but I think he was claiming to have coined the phrase. If so I’m...
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Are you guilty of Quietism?
I thought I was clever with this title, having invented a new word: Quietism. Then I thought I’d better check it, just in case, and of course it turns out it already exists, as any of you who study...
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Why Introverts Make Better Decisions – and How to Compensate if You’re an...
I’m an Extrovert. Like most Extroverts, I’m a quick decision maker. This is sometimes good (when a quick decision is needed and the stakes aren’t too high), but it often isn’t (when a well thought...
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Plan space for your Creativity (and put a deadline on it!)
I know lots of people (you probably do too) who do not think of themselves as being at all creative. Perhaps because they think of themselves as being too organised or structured to be good at it....
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In defence of the Extraverts. (We have needs too, you know!)
A lot gets written by people like me (eg this article) about how we Extraverts need to appreciate the Introverts more. Susan Cain’s “Quiet. The power of the introverted mind in a world that can’t stop...
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When will the Extraverts ever learn?
Last week I had a meeting with the Head of Organisational Development in a large public sector organisation. I’d never been to their smart Headquarters before, so my genial and outgoing host...
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Manager or Leader? Why most of us prefer Manager.
“A crucial difference between managers and leaders lies in the conceptions they hold, deep in their pysches, of chaos and order. Leaders tolerate chaos and lack of structure and are thus prepared to...
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How to use Myers Briggs to help you influence people
Last year I took part in some research carried out by CPP into the way Myers Briggs preferences impact the way we influence and are influenced. I’ve blogged before about various aspects of Myers...
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"I told you so." Arghhhhh!
WIFE: “Do you think you should take your waterproof trousers?” HUSBAND: “Nah, don’t think it’s going to rain today.” (Who cares, even if it does, we’re going for a walk on Dartmoor, not about to make...
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"You can’t run away from your DNA."
“You can’t run away from your DNA.” I’m grateful to Gary, whom I met on a course last week, for this pearl of wisdom. I’m not sure, but I think he was claiming to have coined the phrase. If so I’m...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Are you guilty of Quietism?
I thought I was clever with this title, having invented a new word: Quietism. Then I thought I’d better check it, just in case, and of course it turns out it already exists, as any of you who study...
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Why Introverts Make Better Decisions – and How to Compensate if You're an...
I’m an Extrovert. Like most Extroverts, I’m a quick decision maker. This is sometimes good (when a quick decision is needed and the stakes aren’t too high), but it often isn’t (when a well thought...
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Plan space for your Creativity (and put a deadline on it!)
I know lots of people (you probably do too) who do not think of themselves as being at all creative. Perhaps because they think of themselves as being too organised or structured to be good at it....
View ArticleClik here to view.
In defence of the Extraverts. (We have needs too, you know!)
A lot gets written by people like me (eg this article) about how we Extraverts need to appreciate the Introverts more. Susan Cain’s “Quiet. The power of the introverted mind in a world that can’t stop...
View ArticleWhen will the Extraverts ever learn?
Last week I had a meeting with the Head of Organisational Development in a large public sector organisation. I’d never been to their smart Headquarters before, so my genial and outgoing host...
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Manager or Leader? Why most of us prefer Manager.
“A crucial difference between managers and leaders lies in the conceptions they hold, deep in their pysches, of chaos and order. Leaders tolerate chaos and lack of structure and are thus prepared to...
View ArticleHow to use Myers Briggs to help you influence people
Last year I took part in some research carried out by CPP into the way Myers Briggs preferences impact the way we influence and are influenced. I’ve blogged before about various aspects of Myers...
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"I told you so." Arghhhhh!
WIFE: “Do you think you should take your waterproof trousers?” HUSBAND: “Nah, don’t think it’s going to rain today.” (Who cares, even if it does, we’re going for a walk on Dartmoor, not about to make...
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