“RICHEST MAP” – MOTIVATIONAL DRIVERS OF THOUGHTS, EMOTIONS AND BEHAVIOURS Recognition, being energised by external Recognition from others. Wanting Status, Influence, or Power. Wanting to Lead, to “box at the right level”, or to have “Intellectual Belonging.” Often a key driver, fuelling hard work and striving. Intimacy, Psychological and ...
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Email is a fantastic communication tool, but we have not yet learnt to use it properly. Here are twenty practical steps for taming email and bringing it back under control.
Read MoreInner Voice
Our Inner Voice comments on everything we do and it can often be astonishingly vicious. “Don’t choke”, “You’re stupid”, “You going to get found out in a minute”, etc.. But it is important to realise that your Inner Voice is not the same as you. It is just a thought which forces its way on to the stage of your consciousness
Read MoreWheel of Anything
Wheel of Anything. Wheel of Anything If you use a Wheel of Anything to think things through either for yourself or with a coachee, then please find attached a spreadsheet with different wheels drawn out for you. I hope this is helpful! Also known as the Wheel of Life, the ...
Read MoreHow to Accept Criticism and 360 degree feedback
People commonly exhibit three emotional reactions to feedback which can interfere with their ability to learn from it: rather than accept responsibility for our behaviour, we often ignore, deny, or blame someone or something else. These defensive reactions are so second nature that you may not be aware you are responding defensively to feedback. But it is important to understand that any of these three emotional reactions will prevent you from learning from feedback and using constructive problem-solving methods to improve.
Read MoreRecognising Grief
When an individual is stressed or is forced to deal with change, they often react much as they might to bereavement. The scale of emotion might be different, but the stages an individual goes through in processing difficult situations are often remarkably similar. The Kubler Ross Model describes the fives stages of grief in bereavement, but it is a good place to start when considering how staff are coping.
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Confidence is constructive. Over-confidence is destructive
Read MorePERMA – Work Life Well Being / Motivational Model
MEANING: We all place what we do into the context of our own beliefs and personal codes of what’s important
Read MoreIntroduction to PERMA
If you run your own business, or are a Professional or a Senior Executive, it is not unrealistic to assume that you have considerable choice over the shape of your business life and thus your Well Being should be extremely high. However, more often than not this is simply not the case. PERMA allows you to review your current Work Life and to prompt thinking in areas where you feel you may benefit from change
Read MoreGoal Setting. How to set Goals that actually work
Professor Gabrielle Autinger of the University of Pennsylvania took this further and concluded that Positive Visualisation of the future produced enhanced results only when accompanied by realism of the barriers faced en route. A technique coined as Double Think by Professor Richard Wiseman (borrowed of course, from the Orwell book, 1984.)
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