...achieving the best in people for profitable success
...achieving the best in people for profitable success
Douglas Pigg is an invaluable volunteer for the Mind Your Head Challenge and this is his reason for getting involved. “I lead a fairly active social life centred on walking, fishing and being a volunteer for several local community groups, but I began to miss robust mental stimulation and started looking around for a club […]
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If you have ever wanted to express your thoughts or give feedback about local health and/or social care, you now have a voice. Your Local Involvement Network (LINk) gives you the opportunity to influence health and social care services in Dorset. It has been set up so you can help create services that meet your
No Health Without Mental Health is the Governments strategy for tackling mental health and was the title for an inspiring conference I went to last week. For details of the six objectives, please visit http://www.dh.gov.uk/health/2011/07/mental-health-strategy/. This is a key topic for you as an employer and your team as one in four adults experience mental
I am currently training a horse to stand still while I get on. This is for safety reasons, as there is a point when you have to put your foot in the stirrup and mount that you are very vulnerable. This is a key moment of trust. I am learning a lot more about myself
Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Dylan Thomas There are so many myths about getting older that are being disproved by amazing ordinary people. I recommend reading ‘The Age Heresy’ by Tony Buzan and Raymond
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For any voluntary organisation, funding is essential. It was therefore great news to hear that Tesco Dorchester will provide £300 to help launch the Challenge.
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The Mind Your Head Challenge is being launched on Friday August 12th 2011 at Kingston Maurward College between 4 and 6 pm. This is part of our social responsibility project The Phoenix Legacy. Its purpose is to have mentally active people gaining greater independence and enjoyment from their later years. We aim to create a
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As I sit in the plane waiting for a slot to take off from Istanbul airport, the thought suddenly strikes me – this is a leap of faith. Three hundred plus people have put their faith and their lives in a complete stranger they haven’t met; the pilot. They trust his training, his professionalism and
How do you measure your judgement? Using the Judgement Index allows you to quantify and improve your judgement capacity. This can be invaluable for individual or team development, when you consider the cost of making the wrong or too slow a decision. Here is a brief example where the results are real, but the names
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Our focus over the next twelve months will be mainly on how you can maximise the mental capabilities of your business. This is to tie in with a major event we are running in conjunction with the Phoenix Legacy, our community project. The 2012 Dorset Mind Challenge is being launched on August 12th. The vision
You may be old enough to remember this advertising slogan, but can you remember which company used it? In personal terms, does your motivation need a boost? Are you achieving as much as you know you are capable of? With all the doom and gloom merchants around, would some positive thinking be welcome? Achieving Your
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The term ‘no brainer’ means it’s an easy decision requiring little mental effort. Does this cliché disrespect the power of our brain and our judgement capabilities? My concern is that over stating this phrase can insidiously undermine our brain usage and we will make poorer decisions as a result. What was the worst business decision
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I was fortunate last week to attend a cultural leadership seminar in Bournemouth and hear from Ruth McKenzie, Chief Executive of the Cultural Olympiad and Phil Gibby, Chief Executive of Arts Council England South West. These were two very different speakers, but both bringing leadership to the cultural sector. There were some excellent messages for
A new aspect I introduced on the Achieving the Best from Performance course yesterday (18/2/11) was H.A.P.HAZARD. This concept came from a strategic review of the business and was related to financial aspects, but it seemed to me to apply very much to human potential. In terms of performance, there is a difference between a
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Imagine Gulliver lying on the beach, waking up to find himself tied down by hundreds of tiny ropes set by the Lilliputians. Each single rope he could have broken easily, but the mass bound him down. He was hopelessly stuck. Our habits can be like that. Each single habit can tie us down to old
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