Psychometric tests are often used as part of the recruitment assessment process by human resource professionals, but many people find them a valuable element of a performance improvement or career development coaching process. Many clients have found insights into their own personality – and how it compares to their colleagues Read More
At the beginning of February I released a survey into the price of divorce in conjunction with www.onlydads.org and www.onlymums.org The key findings from the research are as follows: 71% of those responding were male 50% had an average gross household income of between £25,000 and £100,000 55% said that the children lived Read More
Working in the professions requires resilience. Marketing and sales roles require resilience. So those who have a business development role in the professions must need a double dose! But what is resilience and how can you be more resilient? Definition A Harvard Business School report found that there are three Read More
At a recent workshop for “Practical and professional skills for marketing and business development assistants” I asked the participants for their views on the most important practical tips that they were taking away. They picked two – one might argue obvious - techniques to help them improve their communications with partners Read More
I have studied creativity and innovation extensively in the past and admire the work of people such as Bird, Buzan, Cabral, De Bono, Doblin, Grundy, Hayes, Henry, Kirton, Kline, Perkins, Snowden, Sternberg, Thomke and Wallace to name a few. Big C Creativity The psychology of creativity applies empirical, scientific rigour Read More
