What motivates people? How about you and your staff?
What motivates people? Start by thinking what motivates you? If it’s not just money, why do most companies use hard cash as the only motivation – other incentives may well have a much higher value. As Dan Pink says there is a mismatch between what science knows and business does. It’s shocking to say but […]
An alternative to the Mind Fit stop start process
The Mind Fit process is intuitive. That’s what we’re told by all our clients. Plus it’s simple to understand and use. Despite the complexity of the brain and how each and everyone of us thinks, the Mind Fit process is simple and the Mind Fit Map is personal and every participant owns their own map. There are alternatives […]
Board Announcement – New Non Exec Director
New Non Executive Director Mind Fit Ltd announces the appointment of Mr Adrian Thomas as a non-executive director with effect of July 1st 2013. Neville Gaunt, CEO of Mind Fit Ltd said “It’s a very exciting time for the company and we are delighted that Adrian has agreed to join us. His extensive experience […]
Engagement – how to engage employees?
How to engage employees? We already know that the answer to the question is to treat them as real people and not as objects. We have all at some stage been an employee and wanted to be treated as a real person, with something to offer – a body and a brain. But if it’s […]
What happens when the Inspector leaves? Does the purpose disappear?
Andy Burnham, Labour’s Shadow Health Spokesman’s negative response to the Government’s recent appointment of Sir Mike Richards as Chief Inspector of Hospitals was predictable, and right but for the wrong reasons. Whilst Andy Burnham is fighting to defend his reputation as a responsible Secretary of State, the last government’s resistance to making the previous inspection […]
Employee Engagement – is it the prequel for CSR and Sustainability?
Is employee engagement becoming a term associated with CSR and sustainability? In a recent global survey of company executives: “over 78% view sustainability and social responsibility issues as critical for their future growth” If it is business critical why have only a few managed to even start or sustain the process? For those that have […]
Selling is WIIFM. Is SME Networking WIIFU?
Experienced salespeople will often joke, “Everyone’s favourite radio station is WII-FM.” They’re of course referring to the acronym WIIFM ‘What’s In It For Me?’ Something we learn from an early age to think about even if we don’t say it.Every prospect you approach will consider your pitch from the point of WIIFM because among other things […]
Knowledge-Based Training Hasn’t Worked
Inside-Out Paradigm Shift needed to close the ‘Knowing: Doing’ Gap. The recent September CIPD research report: ‘Real-life leaders: closing the knowing-doing gap’ concludes that “It is highly unlikely that organisations will abandon leadership and management development activities – even if they are not fully satisfied with the effectiveness of the programme so far”. A bizarre […]
When developing people – don’t we need to start from the same place?
Developing People When it comes to developing people at work the assumption, probably made unconsciously, is that we all start more or less from the same place. Senior staff makes a decision that to increase business performance people need training for example leadership, time management, sales, team working or change management. The learning and development […]
Were you as lucky as this ugly duckling?
This ugly duckling was lucky. Remember the Hans Christian Andersen story about the ugly duckling? Well, as all of his stories there’s always a happy ending and in this case the ‘ugly duckling’ grows into a beautiful swan. Not that Simon, the subject of our story, looked or felt ugly, but he may as well […]