Dare to Disagree
Margaret Heffernan
A talk about how conflict can be a powerful tool for a business to use. Challenging businesses and managers to work with people who think differently, and encouraging us all to be prepared to change our minds. Too often we are afraid of conflict, but it can often be the genesis of solutions and improvements.
Six Rules to Simplify Work
Yves Morieux
An interesting talk by Yves Morieux about employee disengagement and how to look at businesses in a new way. Create more value for lower cost and increase performance and satisfaction by being complex but not complicated!
Walk the Talk
Nilofer Merchant
A great way to see the world from a different perspective and perhaps resolve some of those issues that had previously seemed insurmountable. Nilofer Merchant talks about how “walking” meetings have changed her life! Getting out of the office for some fresh air is not only good for your health but could be good for your business. Go on give it a try, go for a walking meeting today!
The Importance of Idea Generation
Steven Johnson
An amazing video on the environment of idea generation which, strikes a cord with how we generate our own ideas and how we can work smarter and keep generating good ideas. Interesting ideas take time to develop and are not instant successes. We need to encourage good ideas in the workplace, nurture them and help to evolve them into great realities. What ideas have you encouraged recently and which ideas have you dismissed without a thought?
30 Day Challenge
Matt Cutts
Try something new for 30 days
A great video from Matt Cutts who talks about the power of small sustainable changes and the effect they can make on your life. What new thing would you like to try – go out and try it in the 30 day challenge. It might make a bigger difference than you imagined!
The Outstanding Value of Coaching
Eric Schmidt
This video shows the thoughts of Eric Schmidt on the value of coaching. Schmidt was the CEO of Google from 2001 until 2011 and now acts as Executive Chairman. During this time Google has become one of the world’s most powerful companies.
The power and impact that coaching can bring to you and your organisation is huge.
By embracing a coach you could well be on your way to building the next Google!
Everyday Leadership
Drew Dudley
Discusses how we can all create “lollipop” moments in our and others lives. Being a leader isn’t always about changing the world, and we all have the potential to be leaders.