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When people say to me:' How do you do so many things? I often answer them, without being cruel: How do you do so little?'Phillip Adams
Our focus is solutions (not problems), the future (not the past) and on whats going well (rather than what's gone wrong) leads to a positive and pragmatic way to work with organisations and individuals.
Most managers seem to take strengths of employees for granted and concentrate on identifying and eliminating weaknesses. Often, employees get sent off to training programs and targets are agreed on eliminating these shortcomings. It can be done differently... [ more ]
We all experience difficult discussions from time to time and sometimes we have to deal with out-and-out conflict or opposed needs and do our best to prevent the situation from escalating. What approaches are available to us?... [ more ]
Those business owners who dream of bringing positive change to their businesses often get bogged down by day to day problems and see the challenge not as one of planning to expand but as one of planning to survive. This is problem focus at its best! So what might be an effective alternative?... [ more ]
One vital element of the Lancaster University's LEAD programme is coaching. Janine Waldman, a coach on the programme reflects on conversations she's had with delegates and highlights some remarkable results... [ more ]
Many of the current problems with performance appraisal systems are caused by a problem-centred view of both the system and the appraisal interview. One of the most critical problems can be found in the rating instrument. However, it's the differences that make the difference... [ more ]
Each month we highlight specific management applications of our approach.
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Performance Management
Most managers seem to take strengths of employees for granted and concentrate on identifying and eliminating weaknesses. Often, employees get sent off to training programs and targets are agreed on eliminating these shortcomings. It can be done differently... [ more ]
Difficult Discussions
We all experience difficult discussions from time to time and sometimes we have to deal with out-and-out conflict or opposed needs and do our best to prevent the situation from escalating. What approaches are available to us?... [ more ]
Those business owners who dream of bringing positive change
Those business owners who dream of bringing positive change to their businesses often get bogged down by day to day problems and see the challenge not as one of planning to expand but as one of planning to survive. This is problem focus at its best! So what might be an effective alternative?... [ more ]
Coaching for Results
One vital element of the Lancaster University's LEAD programme is coaching. Janine Waldman, a coach on the programme reflects on conversations she's had with delegates and highlights some remarkable results... [ more ]
New Ways in Performance Appraisal
Many of the current problems with performance appraisal systems are caused by a problem-centred view of both the system and the appraisal interview. One of the most critical problems can be found in the rating instrument. However, it's the differences that make the difference... [ more ]
