What to do when people don’t respond to feedback?

Research has shown that about 40% of people at work ignore or even resist feedback.  They make judgements based on their own internally held standards and don’t give much credence to the opinions of others.  But there is a way to influence them . . .

Are your people floundering from lack of feedback?

It’s easy to fall into the trap of ‘treating people as you want to be treated’.  On one level it may make sense, but there is no one who is exactly like you. We all have our unique experience of life that gives us our particular set of idiosyncrasies and our own particular motivational preferences.  If our motivational preferences are not met, we feel it at the deepest levels and it can have a dramatic impact on our performance.

Developing Positive Intelligence

It was pitch dark and cold as we scrambled up Mount Batur at 4.30am.  We were in a rush to the top of the Volcano up in the Balinese highlands to see the spectacular sunrise that greets the people who endure the vigorous climb.  At full pelt, my lungs were straining to get more air and my leg and thigh muscles were beginning to feel the build-up of lactic acid.  Being fit was helping but I was surprised that as different thoughts passed through my mind they had an immediate effect on my energy.

A crisis in Thinking

How are you dealing with the crisis in thinking?

The relentless pressure to do more in less time is creating a crisis in thinking.  Are we depriving ourselves of the very thing that will help us truly resolve the problems that beset any business?   By endlessly fighting symptoms rather than getting to root causes, we are in danger of becoming overwhelmed by urgency and neglecting what is really important.  How are you addressing this critical issue?