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How Can I Motivate Myself In Difficult Times? No matter how tough and resilient you are, there will be times when things do not go your way, pressures build up, deadlines come thick and fast, colleagues and family members create stress and things that you definitely do not want to happen, happen. Digging yourself out …
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How To Be More Motivated Recognise that there are many things to be grateful for. You have achieved many different things and accomplished difficult and challenging tasks so you know that you have skills and behaviours that those around you value. This mindset is your key to further success. Choose to do one task that …
Three Top Motivational Tips A happy employee is a productive employee – a statement that will never change and which will always be true. The trick is to consistently provide sources of motivation, even for your star players. What makes this even more important for successful organisations is that the expectation of employees has steadily risen …
What Is My Personality Type At Work? See if you can spot the following “types” where you work: Reserved Role Models Average Self-centred Three quick questions spring to mind: Which one is your Boss and how are you managing them? Which one are you and how does this come across to the people that you …
How To Keep Positive As A Manager Management jobs are not easy and sometimes, just like everything else in life, staying positive is an effort. So, what’s to do? The following pointers should help get you through any flat times and keep your focus on the longer-term. Be aware of your feet getting itchy. Are …
3 BIG Management Challenges For ALL Managers Have a real, cold and honest conversation with yourself and see if these crunching Challenges apply to you. If they do, then do something about them! Do you believe that you are good enough to do not only the current job but also the next job that follows …
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How To Run Excellent 1:1 Meetings All employees need and value regular 1:1 meetings with their manager – this is one feature of all successful organisations, where commitment to staff development and personal growth are high on the agenda. You may well think you are doing a good job in providing your staff with the …
How To Succeed At Work We all want to get on and be successful yet sometimes the people that we see around us seem to be promoted/get the more interesting tasks/are thought of “better” than we are and it all seems rather unfair or unclear as to exactly why this is! Try looking at the …
How Should I Measure My Success? Managerial success, just like success in any venture or project, involves generating that feeling of contentment in a task that has been well done and which has achieved what it set out to do. The problem is that this feeling of euphoria does not last and a broader, more …
How Can I Achieve My Goals? We all have goals, dreams, ambitions and the desire to succeed; what separates out those people who achieve from those who do not boils down to asking yourself some hard questions and focusing in onto key areas of you and your personality. The following pointers will accurately help you …
