Leadership | PB Performance and Development

Under the Bonnet

by PB Performance / Leadership / No Comments / February 8, 2019

It can be scary looking under the bonnet of your car…you don’t know what you might find, and what you don’t know can’t hurt you, right? Well maybe, until the car breaks down in the

The Safety Manager

by PB Performance / Leadership / Resilience / No Comments / September 25, 2018

Most workplaces these days have a designated safety officer who, supported by a myriad of policies, procedures and systems, helps identify and manage the risk of workplace accident and injury. Recently I’ve noticed I also have

The Curiosity Show

by PB Performance / Leadership / Performance / No Comments / July 24, 2018

We are born naturally curious – we want to know everything there is to know about the world, soaking up information and experience like a sponge. But at some point our curiosity becomes a burden.

The Real Heart Of Change

by PB Performance / Coaching / Leadership / No Comments / November 16, 2017

Despite Kotter’s 8 steps, Bridges’ 3 phases, ADKAR’s 5 stages and Lewin’s 3 actions, the literature is overflowing with examples of failed organisational change projects and the trails of destruction left in their wake. Why? “Organisations

Pitch Perfect

by PB Performance / Career / Leadership / Resilience / No Comments / April 20, 2017

As I start to write this article, the familiar feeling of anxiety creeps in. Within a heartbeat, I’m procrastinating furiously – checking emails (again), tidying my top drawer – you get the picture? Why so,

Energy Boost

by PB Performance / Leadership / Performance / Positive Psychology / No Comments / December 6, 2016

Expending physical, emotional or mental energy depletes us – if we don’t replenish our energy we run the risk of collapsing physically or suffering burn out. Even the Eveready Bunny eventually conks out! But there’s

The Art of Procrastination

by PB Performance / Leadership / Performance / No Comments / October 10, 2016

What’s your favourite procrastination activity? Cleaning the house, tidying your desk, internet browsing? For me it’s filing – I can quite happily while away time saving documents into their right place, then re-naming and reorganising

Poor Performance – Don’t Blame Me!

by PB Performance / Coaching / Leadership / Performance / No Comments / June 28, 2016

Sadly I have a plethora of unhealthy (well, perhaps untreatable) indoor plants in my house. I hold myself completely responsible – I’m not good with them. When a plant gets sick or dies, we don’t

Ain’t Misbehavin’

by PB Performance / Leadership / Performance / No Comments / June 2, 2015

It’s true that some people are more easy-going than others. But even the most tolerant amongst us, at some time, wish that others would behave better. My manager is rude My staff are lazy A colleague doesn’t respect

Focus

by PB Performance / Leadership / Positive Psychology / No Comments / April 7, 2015

There was a time when we despised interruption – the phone call in the middle of dinner, the disruptive employee with another urgent question, the kids wanting something just when we’ve sat down to read

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