Slogans are big business. You can buy all sorts of motivational and inspirational posters on-line. A quick trawl of the internet will net you: Cute slogans: Important slogans: Retro slogans: Innovative slogans: Slogans on stickers: Even slogans on door mats: You can buy more slogans than you can shake a stick at. A simple easy […]
Regression to The Mean
Is the Stick Mightier Than the Carrot? Psychologists will tell you that carrots are a far more productive strategy than sticks. You might think this is a blindingly obvious statement, but the facts don’t always support it. Sometimes the psychologists are proven wrong, often by a case of “regression to the mean”. That is exactly […]
What can a Cherokee Indian Teach you About Management?
The Cherokee Indians of North America have long believed that success relies on three things: Purpose: clarity over the task you want to complete and the tenacity to stick with it. Ability: the skills and methods to allow you to complete that task. Integrity: a task that lines up with your own beliefs and values, […]
Is Self Belief Self Fulfilling?
Psychological Claptrap They say self belief is a powerful thing, it can drive you forward or hold you back, it is the proverbial double-edged sword. What you believe to be true easily becomes so. Are they making rational statements or is it just a load of old hocus pocus? Let me tell you a story… […]
Confidence or Competence, Which Came First?
My 9-year-old daughter was in floods of tears. It was a beautiful clear morning, the temperature was rising, she was going to spend the day at Summer School with her friends, nothing to do but lark about and have fun, yet she stood there looking like the proverbial wet weekend. Being the sensitive type I […]
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