The news is full of numbers; startling headlines containing big scary numbers. Two Billion Dementia Patients Sudden Cardiac Deaths Rise by 10% in Young Americans Police Privatisation: ‘£5 Million Could Be Wasted’ Are those numbers really big? Politicians love to create a stir and news paper owners pay journalists to shock. Those big numbers they […]
Are You Cruel to Your Children?
I tore into my 10 year-old-daughter yesterday. It wasn’t a half-baked telling off. It was a full on balling out. I was so angry, I must have screamed at her for 10 minutes. The poor little mite was in floods of tears by the time I finished. She sobbed for half an hour. Why was I […]
Are Your Team High Performers or Losers?
What do you think of the team you manage? Are they the crème de la crème or a shower of … Is that a rather harsh question? Perhaps, but the answer may well have a lot more to do with you than with them. Why do some people do better than others? In 1968 Rosenthal and […]
Does Money Motivate Employees?
Money, Motivation and Monkeys We have all heard that “money doesn’t motivate”. I’m not sure I totally agree. If you can’t afford your weekly food bill then I suspect that making money comes high on your list, but I guess we pass that point fairly quickly. What I do believe is true though is that money can de-motivate. […]
Slow and Steady Wins the Race
This is a guest post by Antonio Ferraro Everybody wants quick wins and big results Most people want to make quick and easy changes that yield big results. Who doesn’t want something quicker, easier, and cheaper? We are no longer satisfied with mediocre results. Not that long ago we were content with dial-up internet. Dial-up […]
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