Are you a creature of habit? I recently realised that I always use the same changing area at the gym. I end up using the same locker, talking to the same people, and doing the same exercises in the gym. Our habits, keep us safe, stop us getting run over by a bus, and keep us in a comfort zone. But if our ancestors had stayed in their comfort zone, they’d never have moved out of the caves and…

That is if you want employees who are de-motivated and don’t produce results. Lack of time is one of the main reasons cited by managers for not spending time with their people. This is really a bit of a red herring. A manager will say that they don’t have the time to spend with their people mainly because they don’t see the value in it. Can you imagine a top sports coach saying that they don’t…

Do You Know What You Really Need in Business? The audiobook is now available at these retailers. More to follow. Barnes & Noble Kobo, Walmart Libro FM

Please feel free to listen or read. I read a story some years ago about a brother and sister called John and Laura. Their father was a local businessman with a very dubious reputation. He’d been in jail three times for crimes including robbery with violence and fraud. He was married and divorced four times and had a string of affairs. When John was sixteen, he made a conscious decision that…

I recently spent a week suffering from a lousy cold, with all the coughing, sniffling, and sneezing symptoms that send other people running for cover. I also found myself apologizing to people I’d come into contact with. ‘You must excuse me, I’m suffering from the cold,’ would be my obvious statement. However, instead of any sympathy, all I heard was, ‘Oh, I’ve got it too, and my whole…