Posted by Adrian on November 9, 2011 – 4:36 pm
I was reflecting over the week-end on where authority comes from and how we allow it to affect us.
Authority is the exercise of power and one theory talks about the three “Ps” of power: professional, positional and personal. Professional power comes from your knowledge and expertise, something you have that others do not that gives you the advantage, e.g. a medical consultant. Positional power comes from an appointed role that is backed up by rules or laws e.g. a managing director. And personal power is what is says – a charismatic type of self-confidence that enables you to influence others e.g. when a comedian holds an Read More...
Posted by Adrian on September 3, 2011 – 4:32 pm
What’s that?
Do you imagine you must find a job vacancy and then try to fit it? Do you believe you’ll adapt to whatever job you get offered? Would you rather shape the job to suit you? Would you rather have a job that gave you satisfaction as well as the rewards you deserve? Then read on!
Why an unadvertised job market? An employer says…
“It’s expensive to advertise, or use an agency, and time-consuming sorting CVs and interviewing, with no guarantee of getting the right person. Wouldn’t it be lovely to have an enthusiastic and skillful person ready and available just turn Read More...
Posted by Adrian on February 20, 2011 – 11:39 am
Expanding our comfort zone
Many things make us feel good about ourselves: knowing we have done a good job or been helpful to someone or when we are praised for what we’ve done. We feel an inner peace and live within a space that can be called a comfort zone. Each person’s comfort zone will have a unique size and shape. We can extend our comfort zone by experimenting with new behaviours and different ways of relating to other people. I call this going into the stretch zone.
The stretch zone is still pretty familiar to us. We remain in familiar surroundings, with Read More...