Category Archives: Business Coaching
The Myth of Multi-Tasking
The mobile phone has become an intrinsic part of life. If you’ve just got in your car and realised it’s not with you, would you stop to go back? Most would. We dare not be out of contact. The convenience of calling ahead to say we’re going to be late. The availability of support in an emergency. The ability to interrupt our already busy day with messages and calls that other people think are urgent. And now the ability to manage diaries, read and send emails and play games. I wonder how much mobiles are used by motorists? We really do imagine we can sneak a quick look or punch in a quick number before hands free takes Read More...
Authority
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...
The Leapfrog Principle Redefined
What is leapfrogging?
According to John Moravec of Education Futures LLC “Leapfrogging means to jump over obstacles to achieve goals. It means to get ahead of the competition or the present state of the art through innovative, time-and-cost saving means.” www.educationfuturtes.com The power of leapfrogging is that we are not trying to catch up, or keep up, but to overtake. We shift from trying to learn from the one in front, to imagining and then creating a new reality for ourselves. Nations can leapfrog. Corporations can leapfrog. And individuals can leapfrog Read More...