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One of the great paradoxes of life is that in giving, we receive. In empowering others, we give power to ourselves. It is a weird principle, but the older I get, the more I realise its truth. If you want to be adored by many people, first, you have to shine the spotlight on them.Continue reading “Nine ways to… empower your people”

In previous articles we’ve covered how the 5 Elements Communication Styles diagnostic covers the 5-step lifecycle of any project. To summarise this in brief: We begin by Checking what we did previously and how successful it was; we then move to Visioning; this vision leads to Planning; plans need Facilitating (or in other terminology: resourcing);Continue reading “The 5 Seasons of Life & Business”

Today, we’re talking about leadership, and I’m going to start with something a little bit esoteric. The reason for this is I think it’s important to understand that leadership isn’t a fad, or a simply modern concern: human beings have always been concerned with leadership, and perhaps always will be! We can see examples ofContinue reading “Leadership isn’t a fad…”

In our previous articles, we covered the importance of communication, and 5 reasons why you should use the 5 Elements diagnostic. These articles go some way to answering the questions of what and why, though of course there is much more to be said on both topics. Now, we want to cover the “how”! WeContinue reading “3 Key Ways You Can Use The 5 Elements Communication Styles Diagnostic!”

  These days, we have so many profiling tools at our disposal, ranging from psychometric tests to self-perception inventories, it is hard to work out which ones we should deploy. Many of these tools have overlapping utility, and some are vastly popular, having become a kind of “industry standard”. However, as is frequently the case,Continue reading “5 Reasons to Use The 5 Elements Communication Styles Diagnostic!”

I have been in business for over 25 years, and though I have much more to learn, and there are many things I might do differently now in hindsight, staying in business for that long is no mean feat. In fact, the usual statistics indicate that somewhere between 60-80% of all businesses go out ofContinue reading “My 3 Top Tips For Creating a Long Lasting Business”

The important things you need to know! In our modern world of instant messaging, email, mobile phones, and Zoom, we have the ability to communicate with people all around the world, and in a variety of different ways, perhaps more so than at any other point in human history. However, as we all know, communicationContinue reading “Communication is not always easy – so how can we help?”

Due to the nature (and name!) of my business, people frequently ask me: what are the best things we can do to motivate staff? I love being asked this question, because it’s an implicit acknowledgement that motivation is absolutely vital for a team, or indeed an organisation, to function at its highest potential. It isContinue reading “Top 10 Tips For Motivating Your People”

As we come out of Covid-19 lockdowns and all that has entailed over the last year and half nearly, it is surely time, if we haven’t already done so, to review where we are as individuals. I notice a surge of articles discussing important issues like resilience, flexibility, neuro-agility and such-like, and this is good;Continue reading “Self-Awareness, Success and Getting There”

I was reflecting recently on an experience I had some years ago with a client, and I realise that this experience is one that many of the coaches, consultants and trainers I know who work with their clients may also have had. I had been working for eighteen months within this company, for a minimumContinue reading “Reminding Clients…”