There's no such thing as the right question, of course, but some enquiries contribute more to moving things on than others. It's worth thinking about... What's your intention when you ask a question …
You can’t really assess your staff…
... unless you’re sure you’ve provided effective leadership. If you’re looking for the people who work for you to be self-motivated and highly productive, you can’t sensibly begin to assess whether …
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How others see us, and what to do about it
How others see us is very important in determining our results and what happens in our lives. Many factors affect that, of course: Our track record and so on. However, a big part of it is how we see …
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In making plans for work…
...it is sometimes necessary to take into account the actions of other people. It was a week of Winston Churchill quotes last week, though not, in fact, this one: "In making plans for war, it is …
How do you get someone to listen?
It was an informal meeting in a hotel bar with 4 or 5 people present. I'd been asked to say a bit about this myself. This from someone I'd met only a few hours previously. Nothing very unusual about …
How do you take “no” for an answer?
There something about train fares... We seem to have a remarkable ability to get worked up about relatively modest amounts of money when it comes to train fares. If our request for a reduced fare is …
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