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Institute of Directors Annual Convention 11 May 2011
As busy people we made a decision to take a day out of client and company work to attend the IoD Annual Convention to see what key messages would help us to follow Stephen Covey's principles and "sharpen the saw" as Company Directors. There was an impressive line up of speakers ranging from Entrepreneurs such as Justine Roberts, co-founder of Mumsnet, to the Chancellor of the Exchequer with some sage experienced and successful heads like Lord MacLaurin and David Gold.
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Potential2Achieve launch two new case studies
In a busy year working with clients it is easy to become absorbed in client activities and to neglect capturing your own learning from the experience.
We have selected a couple of recent client activities and briefly summarised them as case studies in order to share the outcomes.
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The Happiness Project
Last month, Robert Holden, the founder of The Happiness Project was speaking at the Inspired Entrepreneurs Club in London. His topic was Success Intelligence. Many people strive for success without a real understanding of what it truly is to them. The same can be said for many people’s approach to leadership and the need to really understand what success definition is used by each person in a team. This article introduces the parallels between what Robert challenged us on and great leadership.
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Potential2Achieve Launch Free Business Performance Review Methodology
One of our core values here at Potential2Achieve is having a focus on finding and fixing the underlying cause of problems as well as alleviating the symptoms. To assist in identifying and analysing the causes we have designed and built a business performance review methodology.
Over the next few months we will be testing the micro or in depth business performance review tool from this methodology with a few organisations to further enhance its effectiveness. Right now we are launching the free macro tool which enables individuals to complete a self analysis of the key enablers for the success of their business.
Click here to complete it for your organisation today.
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The Myth of Non-Directive Coaching
The European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC) hosted a seminar at the end of January to debate the appropriate approach to coaching specifically when working with senior executives. Steve Nicklen who is the current EMCC Director of Ethics and Research opened the discussion by tabling the following: Coaches in organisations most often see their role as non-directive support and this is reinforced by the HR Departments but is this the right approach for savvy, senior executives who live life in the fast lane?
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Potential2Achieve Opens for Business
We are pleased to announce that Potential2Achieve has now opened for business. The company has been formed by Graham Jackson and Lynne Plater to provide support to both businesses and individuals who are looking to improve their performance.
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