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Planned 2017?

4 January 20176 November 2017 JTLeave a commentCareer, StrategyMotivation, options, Performance

Here we are, Christmas is over, 2017 has started and we are back into the rush of the daily grind. One of my favourite things at this time of year is to stop and give myself some time to ponder Read More

Stress – The Benefits!

14 November 20166 November 2017 JTLeave a commentBiz, CareerBehaviour, Motivation, Performance, skills

Some of the benefits of stress from Inc. Magazine,  the September edition. 1/ It makes you more aware which means you take in more information and this leads to greater productivity 2/ It shows you have a heart as the Read More

Tolerance

8 September 20166 November 2017 JTLeave a commentBiz, Career, StrategyBehaviour, management, Performance, Reputation, skills

Here is a wonderful quote on tolerance, something I am a great believer in, from Raghuram Rajan, the retiring Governor of the reserve Bank of India. This is from a Quartz article Tolerance means not being so insecure about one’s Read More

Good habits make a better boss

31 May 20164 January 2018 JTLeave a commentBiz, CareerBehaviour, management, Motivation, skills

Four top behaviours that exceptional bosses do, from the pen of Bill Murray jr at Inc. Magazine 1. Avoid assumptions – ask probing questions 2. Be empathetic – know where your employee is coming from 3. Accept blame – both Read More

Which Banks Pay Best?

24 May 20164 January 2018 JTLeave a commentCareer, Financial ServicesBonuses, InvBanks, Pay

So if you are a Managing Director or an Associate, Emolument have released a survey of some 1,400 people who have completed their ‘give-to-get’ or crowd sourced salary model. City AM have a good summary here. Briefly, Morgan Stanley pay Read More

Resilience – Chin Up!

26 February 2016 JTLeave a commentBiz, CareerBehaviour, Reputation

Here are four habits of Truly Resilient People from this month’s Inc.com magazine: 1. Don’t complain 2. Celebrate others’ success 3. Focus on long-term goals 4. Be grateful One to ponder over the weekend. Have a good one!

“Um” – 11 tips to make them disappear

5 November 2015 JTLeave a commentBiz, CareerBehaviour, Interviews, skills

From the London Speaker Bureau is a fun and informative graphic: 11 Killer Tips to Stop Saying “Um” Forever For those of you short on time here they are: 1/ Know what you are going to say and organise it Read More

Charm and 007

30 October 20154 January 2018 JTLeave a commentBiz, CareerBehaviour

In this week of the launch of the new Bond movie Inc Magazine had a little article on the 4 things that remarkably charming people do. These tips will help to win over audiences 1. Talk about tangible things – Read More

7 Habits to Success

2 October 20154 January 2018 JTLeave a commentBiz, CareerBehaviour, Coaching, Motivation, Performance

One of the joys of working with senior business people is that I get to work with both planning the strategic issues and working with them on their personal growth. Indeed it is the only by developing the individual that Read More

Constructive Meetings

13 August 2015 JTLeave a commentBiz, CareerBehaviour, management, Model, Motivation, Performance, skills

This useful little model takes us somewhere useful, particularly in meetings, rather than get bogged down with the same old problems of blame, failure and limiting assumptions.

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