We have heard the term ‘natural born leader’ many times but just how effective are these leaders and how are they making the most of their resources to benefit their company? By resources I mean the people within the organisation. People are a company’s biggest resource as their capabilities, knowledge and talent can be transferred

Business leaders multiply your brain power to get a smarter business

  Even for those of us who love what we do, work can at times really suck! But why and how can we fix this? Ressler and Thompson have outlined these reasons and how we can fix them in their enlightening book ‘Why Work Sucks’. It seems that we all have the wrong beliefs about

Work doesn’t have to suck

Sometimes life seems like it’s all work and no play which can have our stress levels soaring by the end of the week. What if you could turn your day’s work in to a game, see how well you are doing and how well your company is doing? Firstly, by competing against yourself, learning how

Turn your business into a game for better productivity

During my academic career I have been made to read theories about motivation over and over again until the point of exhaustion.  When I heard about Daniel Pink’s book Drive  I assumed it would be another dull explanation of Herzberg’s hygiene theory. I literally couldn’t have been more wrong. Pink is a real enthusiast for

Motivation needs Drive