MetaMind TrainingMay 74 min“But I am a good person…”Blog one of three in a series on "Managing Bias". An embarrassing thing happened to me recently. I was exchanging text messages with a p...
MetaMind TrainingApr 173 minThe Online ColleagueIt started with a dream. Not my dream, but my boss’s. She had a vision of creating a training company that would help businesses improve ...
MetaMind TrainingMar 72 minCan We Please Start Asking Women About Their Lives? If you’re a woman, you know the scenario. You stand around chatting at a party, and the men ask each other “so what do you do?” Nobody as...
MetaMind TrainingFeb 285 minHow Can We Stop An Amygdala Hijack? If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you... Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it......
MetaMind TrainingAug 17, 20174 minHow Greek Astronomers and Egyptian inventors still rule our meetings todayThe below is taken from my new book “ How to Make Yourself Promotable – 7 Skills to Climb the Career Ladder“. At the end of the blog, th...
MetaMind TrainingJul 4, 20174 minCommunication skills are on a disturbing downward slopeSeveral studies have showed us, alarmingly, that communication and interpersonal skills are on the decline. And at the same time, in our ...
MetaMind TrainingJun 10, 20172 minDancing or boxing – what’s your communication style?Too often, we are engaged in boxing when we communicate. Boxing is about winning the debate. Dancing, however, is constructive. It is bui...
MetaMind TrainingJun 5, 20172 minLeadership tip #9: It’s Not Information Overload. It’s Filter Failure“It’s Not Information Overload. It’s Filter Failure” – Clay Shirky With the Internet, we are exposed to much more information then ever. ...
MetaMind TrainingJun 3, 20173 minWhat Comprises Effective Communication?On a Saturday afternoon, I booked an Uber to take my daughter from one shopping centre to the other. As I got the confirmation of the boo...
MetaMind TrainingMay 23, 20171 minLeadership Tip #8: Praise or criticism?I recently was at a conference where Richard Branson was interviewed on stage. One of his nuggets was “Do not criticise your staff. Focus...
MetaMind TrainingMay 22, 20172 minLeadership Tip #7: Make those butterflies fly in formationYou’ve probably heard that human beings fear public speaking more than we fear death. At least that’s what we answer when asked about it ...
MetaMind TrainingMay 17, 20171 minLeadership Tip #6 : Don’t Say “No”In my last leadership tip, I recommended that you say “no”. This time, I’m recommending that you don’t say “no”. At least minimise the wo...
MetaMind TrainingMar 28, 20173 minThe Credibility Of CEOs Fell By 12 Points This Year To Just 37 PercentThere’s only one word to describe this: shocking. Recent global political developments have shown that voters’ trust in the political sys...
MetaMind TrainingFeb 23, 20173 minDo you complain about Millennials? – a message from a Gen Xer to baby boomers and GenXers alikeI smirk when baby boomers and Gen Xers (my generation) complain about Millennials. ‘Disloyal’, ‘unable to focus’, ‘low stress tolerance’,...
MetaMind TrainingFeb 17, 20174 minPersonality Tests – Valuable Insights Or Hocus Pocus?Written by Mette Johansson, Huffington Post contributor and Author of “How to Make Yourself Promotable” A while ago, a friend (let’s call...
MetaMind TrainingFeb 9, 20171 minLeadership Tip #5: Say “No”“The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say no to almost everything.” – W...
MetaMind TrainingJan 28, 20173 minOMG – I’ve Had Spinach Between My Teeth Since Lunch!We’re a bunch of cowards. Every single one of us. At least, if I give an example from the other evening, when I discovered that little gr...
MetaMind TrainingJan 25, 20172 min60-second leadership tip #4: Do you ever say, “thank you” to your boss?Tip #3 was about thanking your staff and colleagues. But what about your boss? Do you ever thank or compliment upward? The first time I d...
MetaMind TrainingJan 19, 20172 min60-second leadership tip #3: Whom have you thanked at the office lately?Depending on the study, it appears that 60-70% of employees are not as engaged as they could be at work[1]. Is it a coincidence that othe...
MetaMind TrainingJan 18, 20172 min60 seconds leadership tip #2: Empower with accountabilityDo you have a boss who micromanages? I’ve had a few in my career. And nothing has been as demotivating as being asked about the presentat...
