Blog tag: leadership
Why do you get so distracted from things you know are important?
It’s so frustrating, you know something is important but you constantly seem to end up doing something else. The reason for our distracting habits comes down to our habitual thinking habits which can sabotage us without us knowing. Here are 3 top time wasting habits and how to overcome them…
Difficult team members made easy
‘Difficult people’ come in all shapes and sizes. Their behaviours range from tears to gossip to outright temper tantrums. Sometimes those behaviours are short-lived. In these cases, challenging behaviour is probably sparked by a temporary stressor such as illness or work overload and can become exacerbated over the festive season.…
5 ways to deal with people who hit your buttons
We all know people who wind us up, make us feel small, angry or useless, even over small things. The impact can be a minor niggle, ruin our day or ruin a relationship! It might feel like these reactions are out of your control but the good news is there…
Are you working with a Psychopath?
When we hear the word Psychopath we commonly think of mass murderers and other criminal elements. Did you know that people with psychopathic tendencies make up 1 to 2 percent of the population? We encounter them frequently in our lives and they are particularly well designed for high power corporate…
How do Power Dynamics impact you at work?
For many organisations, change is neither desirable nor simple. How can you help your people feel in control during times of transition? How can you minimise the ‘loss’ which often comes with change? What can you do to reduce conflict and build healthy teams, even when the rate of change…
What’s exciting in 2016
Following on from December’s Blogs on Top Highlights for 2015, here are what our industry leaders are looking forward to in 2016… Mindy Gibbins-Klein The Book Midwife, Publisher and author of The Thoughtful Leader http://www.mindygk.com https://twitter.com/bookmidwife “For 2016, I plan to do more motivational speaking like that which I did with Les…
What we are looking forward to in 2016
Everyone at Monkey Puzzle is busy working on their personal and business goals for 2016, and it’s set to be an exciting one. Here’s just some of the things we are looking forward to in 2016:… The International NLP Leadership Summit in Alicante Karen and John have been invited to…