New Product, New Skills, New Consultants Part 1

Late in 2016, after 18 months of testing, we finally released the new Motivational Organisation Map. What is it? What can it do? And why should that concern you? Or, put more accurately, What’s In It for Me? Perhaps before looking at these questions, vital as they are, one might also consider how does thisContinue reading “New Product, New Skills, New Consultants Part 1”

9 Reasons to Attend the Leadership Showcase #3

For those of you who know your Motivational Maps you will know that if your number one motivator were Expert, then the primary reason for attending the Showcase: Astounding Leadership Insights on the 8th September at the Dominion Theatre (http://www.astoundingleadershipinsights.com/) would be the topic of the learning itself: namely, leadership. Of course, Expert is notContinue reading “9 Reasons to Attend the Leadership Showcase #3”

Organisational Change Blocker #2: Busy-Busy Management

I looked last time at the first major change stopper within an organisation – dependency culture – and how this related to Motivational Maps and how Maps can help unravel this problem. The second major change blocker is similar: it’s the Busy-Busy Management style that is so prevalent within organisations, including the organisation of theContinue reading “Organisational Change Blocker #2: Busy-Busy Management”

Motivation and Emotions

There are many reasons why individuals, teams and organisations should use Motivational Maps; in describing these reasons we most frequently refer to the close link there is between motivation and performance, and alongside that goes productivity and even profitability. Why wouldn’t we say these things, for after all Motivational Maps Ltd is a commercial organizationContinue reading “Motivation and Emotions”

Motivational Maps versus Staff Surveys

Your organisation’s ability to function effectively in today’s competitive market depends on a number of crucial factors. The most crucial of all is undoubtedly leadership and without it the organisation is doomed; and this leadership is not just one person – the ‘head honcho’ – for the truly effective leader always create leadership all theContinue reading “Motivational Maps versus Staff Surveys”

Valuing Yourself

My friend Howard told me a great story recently, and whilst I can’t vouch for its precise historical accuracy, I know this happens all the time. A man has a fridge in his house which he wants to replace, as he has bought a brand spanking new and better model. So he rationalises that theContinue reading “Valuing Yourself”

The Real Purpose of Motivational Maps

My wife recently had a piece of her art work selected by Amnesty International for an exhibition in the wonderful Christchurch Priory – apparently the largest parish church in the country. Naturally, that led us to see all the other art work exhibited there and some of the remarkable stories surrounding them, including the horrorsContinue reading “The Real Purpose of Motivational Maps”

Finding Three Reasons Why Anyone Should Buy from You

It is certainly true that the life blood of any company is its sales; I would not want to make a fetish of this as some companies do to the extent that everybody else is made to feel a second class citizen. Clearly, the well run organisation focuses on sales and sees all the otherContinue reading “Finding Three Reasons Why Anyone Should Buy from You”

9 Top Tips to Tune Teams

Everyone who runs a business, or is in sport, or simply is involved with various types of charity or voluntary groups – hey, even who has a family! – wants to know how to tune a team and make the team more effective. So here are my nine top tips. I say tips but rulesContinue reading “9 Top Tips to Tune Teams”