Coaching starts with considering the issue of self-awareness for the simple reason that the person who is not self-aware has – by definition – no awareness, or consciousness, that there is anything on which to work within one self. This applies as much to self-development as it does to coaching a client. If a cat scratches its fur going through a barbed wire fence, we know it has become ‘aware’ of the injury because it will start to lick the wound relentlessly in its efforts to heal the scratch.
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Which traditional school subject is the most important for career success?
People all have a view on this, and the results of the Luvata (http://www.luvata.com/en/News-Room/Quick-Poll-Results/Which-traditional-school-subject-is-the-most-important-for-career-success/?backurl=%2Fen%2FNews-Room%2FQuick-Poll-Results%2F ) poll are clear: maths and the sciences comprise a full 50% and literacy and languages 43%; arts, geography and history are also-runs sweeping up the rear. Of course, these statistics are misleading, especially to parents: they see that doctors or lawyersContinue reading “Which traditional school subject is the most important for career success?”
Why Leaders Need Personal Development
What is leadership? As Dr Johnson observed about light, it’s easy to see what light is, but not so easy to say what it is; so with leadership – we can easily see its positive presence – and the dire consequence of its absence – but to say what it is proves more tricky.
Getting to grips with performance
The subject of performance is one of the most important of our lives and of our business. The reasons are not difficult to understand. At one level we are constantly judging how people perform, consciously or subconsciously. This may be easy to get when we consider a leader or manager at work: we think,Continue reading “Getting to grips with performance”
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”
The Mapping Motivation Series 