Benefits of Routine
There’s a long history of friendship and rivalry between creativity and routine. On one hand, routine can limit creativity: Doing the same time over and over, every day, will train
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By Andy EklundHow To Read Faster and Better (The Do’s and Don’ts)
While watching students read portions of the workbook in class last week, I was struck by how time inefficient they were. Studying the text as if they were memorising the
The GROW Model
One of the great tools in the world – for coaching, mentoring, development, or even a simple meeting agenda – is the GROW Model. The tool has been around since
Be Creative Every Day
For those who know me through my creativity workshops, you may remember I talk a lot about the importance of finding ways to be creative every day. It’s one thing
Seven Steps of Effective Business Decision-Making
Effective business decision-making involves a seven-step process that’s been defined and refined pretty much since modern business began with the Industrial Revolution in the late 1800s. While the process is
How To Respond to Conflict
Louis Pondy’s Model of Organisational Conflict is the simplest and most effective formula to understand how to respond to conflict – at work or (despite Pondy’s focus on business) in
Sample Questions for Leavitt’s Diamond
I’ve written a loooong post about Leavitt’s Diamond as an ideal tool to help start the strategy planning for a change management program, including the imporance of the questions to help
Being Creative vs Common Sense
Being creative isn’t always about what’s right in front of you. Often, being creative means learning to subdue your common sense while harnessing your subconscious thinking to work more effectively in creating
Be Risky With Your Ideas
Be Risky with Your Ideas! is Post #10 in a series from a presentation entitled 11 Great Creative Slip-Ups: The Most Common Mistakes in Coming Brainstorming. The introduction to the series begins
Are Your People Ready for Change?
If you’re part of a change program, one of the first questions you’ll ask yourself is Are our people ready for change? If you do, you’re really asking about two
What is Accurate Thinking?
Has anyone ever suggested you need to learn ‘accurate thinking’ but you had no idea what they were talking about? Accurate thinking is a popular thinking method developed in the early
10 Simple Ways to Work Better
Here are some classic words about improving how you can work better will remain excellent advice. 1. Do one thing at a time. Stop trying to tell yourself you can