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It is easy to just plod along doing what you've always done and generally achieving the same results, month in, month out. But what about getting ahead of the game and progressing? Can you really afford to just sit back while the rest of the world races ahead making the necessary changes?
Nina can only work on tough projects, she is bored by anything that doesn’t need her ability to look through a thousand problems and barriers. She delivers the toughest of business process change projects (PLM), in the toughest of terrains and cultures (Africa) for the toughest of bosses (venture capitalists) and she smiles all the way through it, because she loves it. This is why you need her as your PLM coach.
I have never ridden a wave but none of this seems to matter, one day I might. There is something about surfing that captivates me but I'm really rubbish at it. It doesn't stop me trying though.
Resilience is what we need to control our brains and talk ourselves into doing things we'd rather not do. In athletes mental strength is more important than physical strength, so how does that work? I found out at a fascinating lecture given by Juan Coto.
What makes a leader and maybe just as importantly; what makes a leader recognisable to everyone? We did a survey to see which world leaders were recognisable to Generation Z'ers. The results were very interesting indeed!
So, what are you a fan of? EVERYONE is a fan of something! It could be a film, a book, a band or singer, a sport, a restaurant or a place. But what is it that makes us fans and why does being a fan produce such incredibly strong emotions in us? I wonder if that enthusiasm could be channelled into the workplace.
Are you a good listener? I mean do you really listen when someone is telling you something? If we stop the people who make listening such a high energy activity and tell them why, they will change, it's hard not to when you've been told you're no longer being listened to.
How can we be normal if actually we are all so very different from each other? If we were analysed a surprising number of us would find ourselves being labelled narcissists or psychopaths! And what was once considered abnormal is now normal and vice versa. Times change and seemingly so do what we call 'norms'.
It didn’t take me long to realise that I am thinking all the time, I just can’t stop it; my mind is always thinking about something. Time to think isn’t my problem – to really think, the kind of thinking that leads to great things happening, you need a thinking environment.
Think big was created to give business owners in the North West insight and practical advice on how to grow their companies. Nina joined the team to talk about "Turning Workplaces into Fanbases"
