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Author: Darren

  • Sunday Zephyr – Mindset

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    Photo by MARK ADRIANE on Unsplash How is your Sunday going? Do you have a positive productive mindset? I think I have a positive mindset and I am constantly challenging myself and others. Below is a short (30min) video on tips and hints to create a more positive mindset and life. What have you got to lose? have…

  • Values and teamwork

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    Photo by Mathias Jensen on Unsplash Last week I was in Bega delivering a series of programs around values and their importance to teamwork and achieving organisational goals. I think that a lot of managers and employees believe that values are just something you find on the wall in poster form, particularly in the head office reception area.…

  • Dealing with difficult conversations

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    Photo by Candice Seplow on Unsplash Over the next three weeks leading up to Christmas I am delivering a lot of training around conflict and difficult conversations. It is Christmas – conflict central. I read a good article on how to maintain your control when having these difficult conversations. I hope it helps out. Read the article here.

  • Learning about learning

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    Photo by Mike Tinnion on Unsplash As the year comes to a close and hopefully the workload is slowing down a little it is a good time to do some learning yourself rather than teaching others. Here is a good course to start with. It is self paced over six weeks and it is free. It is called…

  • Sunday Zephyr – Feeling clumsy?

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    Photo by chuttersnap on Unsplash How is your weekend going? Everyone has their clumsy day, or week or maybe year. Hopefully you haven’t had a clumsy week but if you have the video below might make you feel better. Pandas are really clumsy. Can’t see the video – click here

  • Removing the box

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    Photo by Riccardo Annandale on Unsplash I am and have been delivering some training around innovation and continuous improvement. Great area of study but difficult to train people in as it really requires you to start thinking differently. The article is an excellent starter with some good material on some of the innovation tools such as six sigma.…

  • Wake Up Monday

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    Photo by Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash How was the weekend? Feeling good and ready for a big productive week? Rating your performance this week as exceptional already. Time to wake up and really understand your abilities. Watch the video below and spend this week re-evaluating your abilities. Can’t see the video – click here

  • Leaders and learning

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    Photo by Daniil Silantev on Unsplash I am in Melbourne today training the senior managers at BMW. Below is a good article on leaders and the importance of learning. Read the article here

  • Sunday Zephyr – Race time

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    Photo by Mathew Schwartz on Unsplash How is your Sunday going? It has been a very busy week again for me and as usual I was working during the Melbourne Cup. That has been the case for as long as I can remember. I had some Vic people in my group and they were not too pleased with…

  • Meditation

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    Photo by Jared Rice on Unsplash Meditation has been around for a long time but it is really making a big comeback, particularly in business management and leadership. There are many resources available but this short article is a good primer and also points you to a new book that backs up all of the claims with scientific…