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Set yourself free

Setting yourself free entails freeing yourself from anything and everything which is currently holding you back or weighing you down.  Many things can keep us bound, but when the desire for feeling free becomes a yearning, becoming aware of shackles and removing...

The word BUT

People in positions of influence (and in teams) over other people, need to learn how to navigate the word BUT. Why? The word BUT is used often but it does not necessarily mean the same thing each time it comes up. In our Wired to Influence training, we have...

Ideal, values and goals

I have felt a nasty pressure recently. I set a goal of competing in the 2022 Half Ironman in Durban. Every day then became a step towards the goal. A step towards a goal that is 10 months away.  Today I moved the Half Ironman from a goal into an ideal. I moved...

The Goal with Goals

As much as there could be an argument for giving up on goal setting during times of extreme uncertainty, I urge you all not to do so.  Deciding not to set goals, and resigning oneself to a wait-and-see approach, removes that all-important aspect of focussing on...

Strength and Weakness

Strengths and weaknesses are a fact of life We all have both.  They can be real.  They can be perceived.  Concluding on strengths and weaknesses can be done objectively or subjectively.    In theory, when working in a team, we bring both...

Cabinets

When you have the luxury of a cabinet, the value you can derive from it will only manifest when you put the cabinet to good use. An empty drinks cabinet is a waste of space.  A properly stocked drinks cabinet allows for variety not only in terms of individual...

Don’t but Don’t

There are many lists of do’s and don’ts around – here is a list of don’ts and don’ts to contemplate. You don’t have to love everyone, but don’t hate anyone. You don’t have to feed everyone, but don’t deny anyone food. You don’t have to build, but don’t tear down. You...

Cause before Effect

The principle of cause and effect has been a driver in our team development methodology since inception.  Our facilitation methods have highlighted the connections between actual behaviour and actual outcomes and desired outcomes and required behaviour.  The...

Highly Predictable

Looking back to look forward is worthwhile.  Understanding your past trends is important in your ability to predict your future trends.   What are the successful entrepreneur’s greatest skills?  I feel they are the ability to see into the future, to...

Lowest Common or Highest Common

I am borrowing some lessons from the mathematics I was taught at school, to explore an aspect of teamwork that, in my opinion, all companies will need to consider as they navigate the future, especially if they have neglected to do so to date both before and during...
The Selfie ‘Must Haves’

The Selfie ‘Must Haves’

Turning the camera on ourselves has been a long time coming and thank heavens it is now fashionable to do so. There are thousands of possible selfies one can take - coffee selfie, happy selfie, steers selfie, beach selfie, Statue of Liberty selfie, walking the dog...

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Maturity First

Maturity First

Ever watched young children playing sport? Where the ball goes, they all go.  As they mature, there is more structure to their game, they spread the ball more, they learn to play in their various positions and the game gets better to watch. Maturity brings teamwork....

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What we say and what we do

What we say and what we do

Aligning what we say with what we do is as simple as following through when we say 'yes' or as complex as ensuring that our Marketing and Advertising messages are delivered upon. Let's tackle the Marketing and Advertising requirement today, as I am simply not in the...

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Bridging gaps

Bridging gaps

A bridge is such a simple concept - they generally allow easy passage over what otherwise would have been a way more complex route. I remember seeing the Van Stadens bridge on the Garden Route from below and noticing how amazing it is from down there.  Traveling on...

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How to instill ideal and appropriate Role Models

How to instill ideal and appropriate Role Models

Role Models are aplenty - there are role models around for anything and everyone.  You can "follow" anybody on various platforms and hold each person you follow in high esteem.  Anything that catches your fancy. You can aim to follow more people than anyone else.  You...

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Prikkel Belangstelling – An Invitation

Prikkel Belangstelling – An Invitation

Mrs Bigalke was my Standard 7 (Grade 9) Afrikaans teacher.  She was passionate about presentations, or speeches as we called them, and stressed the importance of the opening lines and the title in grabbing the attention of the audience.  She called it "Prikkel...

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How to extract the excuses

How to extract the excuses

I have seen over and over and over and over again that companies accept mediocrity.  Then I wonder, is it that they are accepting of mediocrity or is it that they (the top "executives") never challenge the status quo? Why "executives" in inverted commas? Business...

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What if I want more?

What if I want more?

Training does more than train people.  If it were just for training that should be reason enough to invest in it, as people benefit from learning new skills.  What if you want more though? Your perception of training is that it doesn't pay so, to consider investing in...

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We know these things

We know these things

One of the more difficult things to explain under cross examination I think would be why, when you knew something to be so wrong, you still went and did it.  We hear about the extenuating circumstances, the temporary insanity, the wasn't thinking clearly or the...

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The Linear Ability Scale

The Linear Ability Scale

For a while now I have reflected on relative ability - the level of ability I have in a particular skill verses the people around me.  I can even consider this relative ability in terms of all people on earth, as in most cases the person on earth with the highest...

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