Many years ago when I earned one of my professional qualifications I completed a project on performance appraisal systems. At that time, in the organisation I served performance appraisal had...
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Phobias at Work
Most people have heard the term ‘phobia’ and most have an idea of its meaning. In conversational usage, it refers to an extreme, and usually irrational, fear. Common phobias include fear of...
How to make good choices
The modern world presents us with constant minor decisions to be made from choosing one TV channel out of about 200, ordering a coffee (latte, cappuccino, Americano, whole milk, skimmed,...
Scenes from the MAC/PC debate
I’ve already written a few times about the metaprogramme of Options and Procedures. If you were asked which computing style – MAC or PC was more ‘options’ oriented and which...
Breaking the Lateness Habit
[Written by Debbie Stone, Associate Partner at Brilliant Minds] It doesn't matter where you're going, you're always late. Always. You spend your life dashing about, risking a speeding fine, and still...
I DID IT
The words leaped off the screen as soon as I opened the email. ‘Shaun Mansfield, you are a star!’ I thought. Who is Shaun Mansfield and what did he do?...
[Video] Performance Appraisals
Performance appraisals are one of the many things that managers don't like doing. In fact I would say some of the managers I've worked with absolutely dread doing performance appraisals....
Only trying to help
“If there’s anything I can do to help…” How many times have you heard yourself say those words? And how many times has the person you offered to help actually...
Saying ‘Sorry’ – who, why, how, what and when?
[Written by Neil Harris, Associate Partner at Brilliant Minds] Recently there was lots of media attention on whether or not Lord Rennard should, or indeed needs to, apologise. It got...
Shall We Dance?
I recently took a ballroom dancing exam. Dance has been my hobby – on and off – for over ten years and I've taken quite a lot of exams. Having...
[Video] What makes a team?
It occurs to me that what we regard as a team has changed quite a lot over the years. If I go back in time, my earliest memories of work...
I have no choice
Earlier this year a friend was telling me how unhappy she was in her job. She didn’t like her boss and was feeling trapped. She said “I’ve looked around and...
