At work, or at home, how often do we really listen – with empathy and sincere interest?
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Recognition
Dave Hall, CEO of HFL Sports Science, reflects on his experience of the Highlands Ability Battery and the ‘Aha!’ moment it unveiled: The HAB experience is an intense one – challenging the complete set of faculties to expose natural tendencies within operational, interpersonal and management styles. Familiar already with many (more simplistic) psychometric testing regimes [...]
How often do you remember to shine a light on your achievements?
Cambridge University didn’t miss that opportunity. The university has been around for 800 years. Just existing for that long is quite a feat.
We all know about criticism and the damage it can do to us – to our confidence and self esteem. But what is criticism and how is it different to feedback?
Last week I came up with a simple diagram I thought was quite helpful as a way of thinking about making feedback as useful as possible. I was thinking about 360 degree feedback when I came up with it, but I realise it could equally apply to any similar type of conversation; appraisals, tough conversations [...]
Have you been bombarded recently with messages about how many weeks there are until Christmas – or should we say, how few weeks? Clearly the intention is to make you rush out and spend money. But for us the message was different. Did you set a personal goal for this year? To learn a new [...]