Monthly Archives: May 2012

What stops people making decisions?

“The Eurozone must have a decisive plan”, declared David Cameron this week. And of course he is right. The EU has signally failed at reaching conclusive agreements and taking decisions. I am struck by the large number of people I have spoken to in… Continue reading

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How to deal with your harshest critic

Who is your harshest critic? If your answer is yourself, then you are in the company of a great many people! I am struck over and again by the otherwise successful and high-achieving people I meet whose impact and influence is diminished by their … Continue reading

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Whose ideas do you like the best?

This question frequently gets raised in workshops on leadership and management, and the answer quickly comes back: “your own”. Yet even though this characteristic of human motivation is intuitively known by us all, it’s still surprising how much m… Continue reading

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