It can be difficult to get people to talk sometimes, especially about what really matters most to them at work. Games can make it easier to talk. A good board game reminds us of rainy caravan holidays when we were children. It was easy to forget the rain and become immersed in the roll of […]
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You might work in a business sector that has a huge pool of talent to choose from. That’s lucky! Or you might be so niche that the pool is more of a murky puddle. Whatever the circumstances you find yourself in, you’ll want to recruit the very best person available. You’ll want to be confident […]
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…It’s BRAVE …It’s shows VULNERABILITY …It’s makes progress happen FASTER …It let’s people see the LINK between their work and yours …It encourages FEEDBACK …It prevents you from heading too far along the WRONG PATH …It gets you through your PERFECTIONIST tendencies …It stops you getting STUCK …It shows HUMILITY …It […]
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When time is short but you want to do something to get your team to stop and think about how they are at working together, then it’s the fast and furious Team Boost event that can create the conditions for high quality reflection and refocus your team, energising them to achieve peak performance. Whether a […]
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What normally happens…. Do we think that we know best? Or do we test? “If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.” Henry Ford * Whether Ford actually said this or not, the quote suggests people don’t know what they want, leading us to […]
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Could you create a Listening Post? Being part of a community of people professionals, this is a shout out to everyone of you who considers themselves to be a good listener…there are plenty of you!! It’s soon to be Mental Health Awareness week (starting 8th May). I’ve been involved in a conversation today about setting up […]
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I’m very happy with the premise that every day can be a learning day, very happy. But does the learning happen accidentally or deliberately and what are the conditions that I put in place for myself to make sure that every day truly is a learning day? And where does collaboration fit in? I feel […]
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This month we’re getting ready to take part in the CIPD Northern Area Partnership Conference 2017, and it doesn’t happen until June! This is what we’ll be up to…… #F9 Collaboration: it’s a team game and you’re a player. Here are the rules! Only attend this session if you are curious about how you […]
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It’s a special day for us today as we celebrate 10 fantastic years of The Clear Thinking Partnership. We want to say “thank you” to everyone who has been part of the last 10 years….it’s flown by! We’ve been privileged to work with so many people in so many different ways; it’s been an absolute […]
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Back in November, Jamie Smart and I spent the day together at Trendwatching Live. We were getting an understanding of the global trends and innovations that would be having an impact on our work and lives in 2017 and beyond. We bunked off class a couple of times during the day, missing the programmed sessions, […]
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