What is the Edward de Bono’s Six Thinking Hats method? The six thinking hats is a tool developed by Edward de Bono – a British-born Maltese physician, psychologist and author best known for his work in the field of creative thinking, particularly in the areas of lateral thinking, parallel…
More than 18 million people worldwide have discovered their talents with the CliftonStrengths assessment. According to Gallup, knowing and using your talents makes you 6 times more likely to be engaged at work and 3 times more likely to have an excellent quality of life. As a manager, how…
Effective communication is one of the most important skills we can develop, yet many of us fall short in this area. “Words are singularly the most powerful force available to humanity. We can choose to use this force constructively with words of encouragement, or destructively using words of despair….
I wanted to give you a quick heads up the online World Business and Executive Coach Summit (WBECS). Last year I had a great experience attending and this year they have a super lineup you’ll likely be interested in including: Jim Clifton – CEO of Gallup. Son of Donald Clifton…
Maximising Performance Recently, I walked into an electronics store and marvelled at all the new technology that has flooded our sense. One of the things that amazes me is the quality of images our televisions have these days. Instead of just HD TVs, we now have Ultra HD TVs,…
A strengths-based approach to develop focuses on strengths and find ways to mitigate weaknesses. While many people agree (at least in part) with this approach, we can see what they really believe in based on where they actually spend their time on : Building Strengths or Fixing Weaknesses. Unearthing…
Sometimes, the task or dream that we take up may seem like “Mission Impossible”. What are some of the ways we can navigate and clear this seemingly impossible task or dream? Here’s an extremely entertaining video that I simply have to share: The first impression I had was, “How…
Yesterday, we spoke of the Hero’s journey, what the process is like, and that perhaps it is time to embark on your own personal hero’s journey. As we embark on our journeys, we each have been given unique gifts for our journey, pretty much like how Galadriel was giving the Fellowship…
I came across this really nice explanation of the Hero’s Journey by Joseph Campbell, and I think it really speaks of hearing the calling in our lives, and embarking on the journey to answer it. Take some time to think about your own journey. Is there’s a call…
In one of the webinars I attended, I was exposed to the idea of “Active-Constructive Response”, and here’s a nice diagram that came up in google when I did a search: This helps us to think of how we respond on two axis: (Active-Passive) and (Constructive-Destructive) When someone comes…
