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Half Your Managers Shirk Holding People Accountable!
Half Your Managers Shirk Holding People Accountable! by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions A recent survey quoted in an article in the Harvard Business Review Blog highlighted that the...
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Are you falling for the Motivation trap?
The Motivation Trap by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions Why motivation alone is not enough, you need more… Imagine what would happen if your favorite football team took the field and the...
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Three Tips for Express Success
Three Tips for Express Success Quick ways to build success and momentum by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions When we come back from summer holidays, New Year celebrations or other breaks we...
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The Power of Self-Doubt
The Power of Self-Doubt How true leaders lead with self-doubt. by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions In a podcast of a lecture by Tim Macartney, which he gave at the London School of...
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Take Responsibility to Gain Momentum
Take Responsibility to Gain Momentum Freeing yourself and others to gain traction and action. by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions How often have you waited for work or input from someone...
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The Exactitude of Attitude
The Exactitude of Attitude How attitude is a good predictor of prospective employee success, and how you can identify those with the right attitude for your business. by Andrew Cooke, Growth &...
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Attitude vs. Aptitude
Attitude vs. Aptitude How attitude is the driver of success and how to help people succeed. by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions In a previous article, “The Exactitude of Attitude”, we...
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Creating Peer Pressure
Creating Peer Pressure How to design and create peer pressure to align people and efforts. by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions Peer pressure is a useful way to get people to work together....
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Are You in Control?
There is a simple, but useful tool that helps you to understand how people respond to situations, and to anticipate their likely behaviour. It can also help you identify those who are likely to be...
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If what you are doing isn’t getting what you want then you have two choices: you can either settle for that which you do not want or, secondly, change what you’re doing to change what you get. To do...
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3 steps how to receive feedback, especially when it is unsolicited We grow best by building on our strengths, not by constantly trying to correct our “weaknesses.” That’s the essence of positive...
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A few tips on how to handle negative feedback well rather than poorly We all have experienced receiving negative feedback, and if we are honest there are times when we have not handled well. We may...
View ArticleDecisions for Speed to Market
How to make decisions at speed Speed to market is increasingly important when you need to respond to business, competitive or market changes. Making a poor decision, implementing a decision poorly or...
View ArticleStressed? It’s a Matter of Perspective and Choice!
A simple lesson for managing your stress. I’d like to share a short story I came across a long time ago. While it is short, the story is full of insights, learning, and wisdom. “A psychologist walked...
View ArticleThe Paradox of Choice
Giving greater choice does not mean more will be chosen! Most people believe that having a choice is good. The belief here is that choice gives us freedom, so if we have more choices we have more...
View ArticleLetting Go and Living in the Present
If you want to create your future, then work in the present How often have your colleagues, your family, or your friends, amazed you with their near-perfect photographic recall of the times when you...
View ArticleManaging Delegated Work
The skill in delegating work comes after you have delegated it Now you have delegated work you need to make sure it gets done. Just because you have delegated the work does not mean it will...
View ArticleLeveraging Deadlines
How to use deadlines to your advantage We often live in fear of deadlines or see them as the main source of our stress. You know how it goes: “Only two months left to make your annual target”, “The...
View ArticleHelping Employees Engage Themselves
How to encourage employees to engage themselves in what they do! There is a problem with employee engagement. And I am not talking about the reports decrying the low levels of employee engagement in...
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