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Companies today are twisting themselves in knots trying to figure out how to engage their employees more.

The fundamental flaw in this endeavour is that it’s not about trying to engage them, its about energising them so they ‘choose’ to be more engaged.

In today's competitive business environment,...

Leadership is not a title; it is a behaviour reflected in one’s team. Leaders drive behaviour, behaviour drives culture, culture drives high performance, and high performances shapes better leaders. This is the re-enforcing cycle of behavioural excellence.

It means that you cannot lead by results, ...

As every successful business leader knows, people are not the greatest asset of a company; the right people are.  And the right people do not need to be tightly managed or fired up.

"The only way to deliver to your people who are performing, is to unburden them of those who are not willing to per...

What do you need to Believe about yourself to achieve the success you seek?

When your internal image, thoughts, feelings and dialogue of the person you want to BE matches the person you are BEing most of the time in your external reality, you will be aligned with the creation process. 

Too many...

‘Employee Engagement' has been a buzzword for some time now across corporate and SME companies.

An employee might be categorised as being “engaged” if they do their job well, have decent working relationships, and participate positively with the company culture. However, the question may remain wit...

One Lamp Post at a Time – By Derek Mair

The Neuroscience of How to Motivate Yourself to be Motivated

Motivation: a motive or reasons for acting or behaving in a particular way or a desire or willingness to do something…. Motive-Action

It is one's motive to act or ‘behave’ in a certain way. Howeve...

The Neuroscience of Purpose

“Man’s main concern is not to gain pleasure or to avoid pain but rather to see a meaning in his life. That is why man is even ready to suffer, on the condition, to be sure, that his suffering has meaning.” – Viktor Frankl

Quite simply, having a sense of purpose makes us...