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The value of Teamwork

by Carey-Lyn Kurten
Give me a lever long enough and I shall move the world – Archimedes
What if I were to suggest that that lever might be teamwork?
Patrick Lencioni, author of The Five Dysfunctions of a Team is of the opinion that “Teamwork remains the one sustainable competitive advantage that has been largely untapped.”
Reality: How can [...]

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Focus on your talents –

outsource the balance
by Jane Stevenson
So you’ve got yourself a “Virtual Assistant” in Bangalore. Or you’ve appointed a team of web-developers in Beijing to vamp up your website. Probably a great idea – as long as you do it right! The world is a small place and outsourcing has gone way beyond our borders.
Here are some [...]

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From the Coach…

‘No you can’t! Yes I can!!’
by Dr Janin Vansteenkiste
The annual complimentary calendar from my insurance agent has been upgraded to include a motivational quote for every month. My favourite one says: ‘The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do’.
These words definitely define my own career and personal achievements.
Whilst coaching a [...]

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Outstanding Men using their imagination

by Dr Janin Vansteenkiste
The whole workshop was down on their knees hovering over their posters. In concentrated silence, everyone tried to draw a scenario of how they wanted their life and career to turn out in ten years time. They visualised their ‘created future’. Indeed unusual to see all these managers surrounded by crayons. Most [...]

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Expectations Shape Reality

by Carey-Lyn Kurten
“Cognitive scientists are finding that people’s mental maps, their theories, expectations, and attitudes, play a more central role in human perception than was previously understood.” Jeffrey Schwartz- Neuroscientist
Two individuals working on the same customer service telephone line could hold different mental maps of the same customer. The first, seeing customers only as troubled [...]

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