Get work done… at work!

Jason Fried of 37Signals speaks a lot of sense in the video below... this has been retweeted loads of times on Twitter and the amount of interest it's generated suggests that loads of people agree with him... so, instead of just agreeing, we'd like to challenge you to actually agree…
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Excellence is a choice…

Have a read of this article on the HBR Blog and have a think about whether you're really giving yourself the chance to be excellent in your areas of performance. We typically find the last point of the 6 areas is the one that people don't prioritise and we're full…
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High Performance Choices…

Have a look at this article by Andrew May and see which high performance choices might allow you to consistently make the most of your talent on a day to day basis. We'd be particularly keen for everyone to think about making meetings shorter in terms of the actual time…
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Delivering Happiness

We're always looking for the chance to put people onto great resources that help reinforce key messages that we deliver through our work. So, it was great to read recently Tony Hsieh's book, Delivering Happiness and we'd highly recommend you get yourself a copy in whatever format works for you…
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3W’s of wins, worries and wishes for simple communication

Something to share with you that we talk about regularly within K2, and that we sometimes suggest people we work with get into the habit of doing - We often share within the team our weekly 'wins,worries and wishes.' Wins give us the chance to share stuff that we're delighted…
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We like cuts…

There seems to be a lot of chat about cuts today, so we thought we'd better jump on the bandwagon! We actually like cuts, from a high performance perspective of course. When you cut stuff out that you've been used to, it really makes you start thinking about what matters…
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Sir Steve’s advice…

We'd love you to have a look at this and let us know what you think. Let us help you deliver elite performance in your workplace. It'd be great to help you find your elite performance recipe.
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Don’t be so sure about using ‘don’t’ in self-talk

Interesting research and nice food for thought that the assertions about using "don't" as part of self talk or instructions, might not always have a detrimental impact on performance. We recommend that you do, and don't read this... just to cover our bases! Thanks as usual to the very excellent…
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Heal thyself – how to review your performance

We got some bad news today that we didn't win a piece of work that we were excited about the possibility of delivering. Therefore, we now quickly swing into taking our own medicine! (or see how well we can take it, as it's always easier to advise others than it…
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Invest in your talent

So, we've been having a few discussions recently about the kind of work we do... Someone called us "trainers" the other day, which is interesting, because we don't see ourselves in that way at all. We actually see ourselves as experts in performance and that got us thinking. It's pretty…
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