The 4 Keys to Building Resilience: Key #1 – It’s all about mindset
When the going gets tough… The 4 Keys to building Resilience: Key #1 – It’s all about mindset In my introduction to “The 4 Keys to building Resilience”, I mentioned that the keys were as follows: Key #1: Thinking – It’s all about mindset Key #2: Doing – Get moving and set some goals Key […]
Three Essential Elements of Building Flow In A Workplace
If you are a manager interested to boost efficiency, it’s important for you to build an environment where there is a flow to work processes. There are three main areas that you’ll need to think about. Build Environments That Support Consistency Build an environment where a process can happen consistently, and people can get through work […]
What to consider before digitalising your learning content
More and more so, organisations and professionals are seeing the benefits of digitalising their intellectual property (IP) – professionals want a bank of knowledge online so they don’t have to keep recreating the wheel for each client, and organisations want the same thing for their induction materials, on-boarding procedures, professional development sessions, workplace training and […]
Why Too Many Sales Teams are Underperforming
Who would agree with these observations? #1. Over 50% of sales teams are working with nonexistent or weak, unstable sales systems. #2. Another 20% are working in unproductive, sick, anaemic work environments that sap the energy from the sales people. #3. As a result, sales people aren’t happy, Sales Managers and Business Owners are stressed […]
Is ‘learning styles’ a myth that has finally been debunked?
If you’re delivering professional development or training to adults, you’ll want to make sure it’s going to work effectively for all your learners – if you don’t have extensive experience or qualifications in education and training, you may be a bit confused about learning styles and whether you should still be trying to cater for […]
Value Stream Mapping and PICK Charts to find the Big Issues
One of the reasons for mapping your current state value stream is to visually represent where issues are within the process. Often, we can get too bogged down in the details and the daily operations of a business, so seeing the entire value stream and where the constraints, issues and wastes are is important to […]
4 Things to Look for Before Hiring a Training Professional
You hire a training professional usually because your organisation is seeking some kind of professional development; considering that recent Gallup data from the U.S. indicates that on average, only 32% of staff are engaged, 51% are unengaged, and 17% are actively disengaged, it would stand to reason that getting the right training professional on board […]
Workplace stress, what’s it costing you?
A recent study by the Australian Bureau of Statistics found 45% of people aged 16 – 85 will experience a mental health condition. It’s estimated that untreated mental health conditions cost Australian workplaces approximately $10.9 billion each year. This is comprised of: $4.7 billion in absenteeism $6.1 billion in presenteeism $146 million in compensation claims. […]
When the going gets tough… THE 4 KEYS TO BUILDING RESILIENCE
Do you find it hard to cope with pressure? get anxious when you are out of your comfort zone? find it difficult to deal with change? get frustrated or discouraged when you don’t achieve a goal? sometimes lose inspiration when you do achieve a goal? find it hard to recover from setbacks or disappointments? get […]
Cyber Security & the key questions for senior leaders
The increasing sophistication of cyber criminals, means organisations face a continued battle to protect themselves from a cyber attack. Many experts believe that a significant number of smaller and medium sized organisations are unaware of the real damage a cyber attack can inflict and are therefore not taking sufficient precautions. This is partly due to […]