We don’t think twice when it comes to having teachers, tutors and coaches when we are younger, but when we reach adulthood it becomes easy to ignore the importance of having support in place for both our personal and business lives. Many perceive coaching as only for the underperformers, however, this is far from the […]
Growth mindset is a term coined by Stanford psychologist Carol Dweck. Maybe you have never come across it previously; perhaps you have but have not yet explored what it could mean for you and your company. Either way, focussing on creating a growth mindset within your company will give you motivated, high-achieving and happy employees, […]
It can be very difficult to change your mindset when you take on a more senior role. Having spent many years as a manager and needing to understand every detail around your specialist area, when you take a promotion you no longer can work in that way. An organisational leader needs to be able to […]
How many times have you sat through a training course and then walked out of the door never to put any of it into practice again? It may seem like an odd question, but I am sure many people would respond with ‘nearly every time’. Undertaking training is an investment in ourselves, our staff, and […]
<img class="size-medium wp-image-1049 aligncenter" src="https://www.amassocs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/All-progress-takes-place-outside-the-comfort-zone-3-300×251.jpg" alt="All progress takes place outside the comfort zone (3)" width="300" height="251" srcset="https://www.amassocs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/All-progress-takes-place-outside-the-comfort-zone-3-300×251.jpg 300w, https://www.amassocs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/All-progress-takes-place-outside-the-comfort-zone-3-768×644.jpg 768w, https://www.amassocs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/All-progress-takes-place-outside-the-comfort-zone-3-636×533.jpg 636w, https://www.amassocs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/All-progress-takes-place-outside-the-comfort-zone-3-320×268 cialis dosierung.jpg 320w, https://www.amassocs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/All-progress-takes-place-outside-the-comfort-zone-3-239×200.jpg 239w, https://www.amassocs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/All-progress-takes-place-outside-the-comfort-zone-3.jpg 940w” sizes=”(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px” /> There is a common saying that I regularly hear and sometimes see pinned on notice boards in client offices: “What […]
Training is crucial for companies large and small. It has the potential to save money and increase profits. A training budget is one some businesses are fearful of having; fearful of how to train, who to train and what happens after they have trained. But it is a false belief – Training empowers and can […]
Are you catering for the Millennial’s? Recent research by a recruitment consultancy has found that 91% of millennial professionals (individuals born between 1980 and 1999) place career progression at the top of their wish list when looking at job offers. But what the research also found is that this level of importance is not matched […]
Much of my work over recent years has been to embed great practice and knowledge into the minds of those who have attended any one of my training sessions. I have usually been invited to do this by management who are requesting it as part of their learning and development programmes. There is a trend […]
One of the areas I work in is Participatory Budgeting (PB for short) and often when I introduce it to people it is usually followed with ‘what is that?’ So, here is a 60 second guide to PB and how organizations and communities can benefit from using this method to distribute funding. […]
I have recently been asked what ‘soft skills’ actually mean to the average individual and how sometimes it can sound very demeaning So I thought the best way to describe it was through a casestudy. Meet Joe, aged 35, in a senior management role in a medium sized company. Joe has been with the company […]
Employee morale can make or break a business. The attitude your staff come into work with is key to how they go about their jobs and help make your business successful. It’s about making a job more than just a job – people need a purpose. What is it that motivates them to jump out […]
Anyone who owns or runs a business knows that people are the most important asset. You put a great deal of energy in to recruiting the right people – so why for most people does the investment stop there? Do all your employees fully understand their jobs? Would they be able to tell you exactly […]