Author Archives: mappingmotivation

Vision, details and the centipede

I’m a great believer in vision and goals. But, as with everything, there are limits. This was never truer than when I heard the story of the centipede. One day, not so long ago, two teams of animals decided to compete to see who was best at football (soccer). It was a case of theContinue reading “Vision, details and the centipede”

Leverage and people

In organisations dealing with the people is always about dealing with all that is not secure! With all that is ambivalent and difficult to quantify– leadership, culture, values, management, motivation and morale, attitude, training and development, performance and so on. And the thing about these elements is that they are highly ambiguous. What is itContinue reading “Leverage and people”

Getting Motivated Yourself

  Being consistently motivated is one of the most important tasks we have in our life, although many people have no idea just how important it is. The reason it is so important is quite simple: the quality of life depends on it. When we are motivated we feel good, and when we are not,Continue reading “Getting Motivated Yourself”

Spirit and light

  One of the big questions of existence – in the West but virtually nowhere else – is whether the spiritual world is a reality. Put another way, whether matter created mind or more accurately whether mind 'evolved' from matter; or, as all significant religions hold, mind created matter. The word most often used forContinue reading “Spirit and light”

Motivating young people

On Friday I drove up with Dr Dave Richards of Bournemouth University's Business School to Warwick University's Science park for the launch of Smart Development Solutions' Youth Map. This is a product that has been developed literally through 'public' demand. Over the past three years whenever I have had educationalists – headteachers, teachers, consultants –Continue reading “Motivating young people”

The bee attitudes

My friend David Stephens (http://www.linkedin.com/in/davidwstephens) recently joked that I should explore the correlations between bees – tiny insect creatures that I especially like – and their attitudes and the Beatitudes of Jesus as depicted in the Gospels. Hmm, interesting challenge. As for the bees I have recently added my signature to the Avaaz organisation's attemptContinue reading “The bee attitudes”

The Chinese educational challenge

The new book by Amy Chua, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mothers, is instructive. She critiques the 'weak, cuddling Western parenting style' and vindicates the far superior Chinese way. Apparently, she never lets her daughters attend a sleepover, have a playdate, watch TV or play computer games, or fail to be the top student inContinue reading “The Chinese educational challenge”

Opportunities are everywhere, aren’t they?

One thing is sure: the current recession isn't going anywhere soon, and many people are going to be experiencing pain. But I am not saying this as a detached observer: last year we suffered pain. We noticed a slowing down of commitment to projects, and a general avoidance of expenditure. Some long standing clients hadContinue reading “Opportunities are everywhere, aren’t they?”