After watching match of the day recently and seeing the highlights(?) of my team, West Ham United, notch up yet another defeat my friends and I launched into yet another discussion for all the possible reasons for the string of dismal results. Was it the manger? Were our players just not good enough? Did we ...
Tag Archive: Focus
The best year yet for Learning & Development
They call today Blue Monday. So let's make sure that we don't succumb to the blues and make today the start of our best year yet in Learning & Development. Our industry is changing beyond recognition and it's exciting. It's a real opportunity to dig deep, get everyone involved in being both a 'teacher ...
What’s your bedside manner?
We have been sharing our thoughts on trust over the past couple of weeks. Trust is developed through a belief and reliance on someone - that they are who they say they are and they will do what they say they will do. On a recent visit to the hospital I was taken aback by the ...
An outstanding achievement
Dilesh blogged earlier this week about how success often comes when you focus on what you have to gain rather than what you have to lose and another great example happened last night as Fulham reached the final of the Europa league. It was a great night in our house for a lifelong Fulham fan (well ...
When you have nothing to lose…
Whether its the tension at the top of the Premier League between Chelsea and Man Utd or Steve Davis one game away from the semi finals of the snooker championship or even the Nick Clegg effect – competition can make or break you. In the case of Steve Davis and Nick Clegg they had ...
It’s ok, I’m just learning…
We had an interesting Skype conversation at L&B this morning as Caroline shared the story of how her 6 year old had dismantled his bed with an allen key last night! Dilesh responded 'Oh dear' which was exactly what I'd been about to type ...so instead I wrote 'Clever boy'. Now that was very easy for ...
Where's your focus – on your competition or your customers?
I love watching Phineas and Ferb with my children (secretly I also watch it with my husband too but don’t tell anyone!) http://bit.ly/dpNPs4 It’s simply the best thing around about two boys who invent things, incredible things. Meanwhile, their pet Platypus, Perry, is really a Secret Agent who is busy stopping the evil Dr Doofenschmurtz creating ...
Snow, sledging and the consequences of our actions
With the news that the only safe way to get across icy roads is on all fours and that the snow brings out the inner child in even the most hardened police officers, we are reminded that even when the going gets tough we can all influence something to make our lives at work and ...
Just a thought
A friend introduced me to the principle of “Have less, live more”. Now she doesn’t own a t.v. and is an avid reader. She plans to give up one thing each month for the next twelve months – easy you say, but there is a catch. Once you give it up, you give it up ...
Manager's Coach
Hi there! This weeks task is all about getting the job done ...but interestingly the way we can do that most effectively is by taking a balanced approach to our goals and targets. The balanced scorecard approach encourages us to consider financial goals, delivering to our customers, looking at our systems and procedures and supporting our people ...
