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Why Remote Leadership Doesn’t Work
Why Remote Leadership Doesn’t Work
Stone Age versus Digital Age Leadership. Guess Who Wins?
Christopher Martlew
5 days ago
Why People Work Well
Why People Work Well
Basically, people work well because they enjoy working.
Christopher Martlew
Mar 19
Screw it, let’s do it
Screw it, let’s do it
Fear is a basic human emotion — it provides us with a fast response for avoiding pain. It’s rationally OK to be afraid at times.
Christopher Martlew
Mar 1
Get up early, work hard, strike oil — Really?
Get up early, work hard, strike oil — Really?
“Get up early, work hard, strike oil,” was reputedly J.P. Getty’s formula for success. (Whether he was successful, apart from being…
Christopher Martlew
Feb 8
How do you lead? (Try the leadership test)
How do you lead? (Try the leadership test)
What’s your leadership style?
Christopher Martlew
Jan 25
How to Kick-start Your Day
How to Kick-start Your Day
“How are you?”
Christopher Martlew
Jan 7
Every action has an equal and opposite reaction…
Every action has an equal and opposite reaction…
…make an impact in 2016!
Christopher Martlew
Dec 28, 2015
What Do You Want? How Will You Know When You Get It?
What Do You Want? How Will You Know When You Get It?
Two (simple / strategic) questions:
Christopher Martlew
Dec 11, 2015
But are you right? Hold On A Second…Time Out…
But are you right? Hold On A Second…Time Out…
We often feel a pressure to force an outcome onto a situation:
Christopher Martlew
Dec 2, 2015
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Why We’re Not Like Mr Spock (and why we do stuff)
Why We’re Not Like Mr Spock (and why we do stuff)
Mr Spock of Star Trek fame is the perfect rational economic being (well, nearly)…Human beings are not.
Christopher Martlew
Sep 19, 2015
12 Tips for Writing a Winning Resumé/Curriculum Vitae
12 Tips for Writing a Winning Resumé/Curriculum Vitae
So there’s this great career opportunity for you in 2016…
Christopher Martlew
Nov 6, 2015
Motivation & the ‘Why’ of Change
Motivation & the ‘Why’ of Change
“You can’t make footprints in the sands of time if you’re sitting on your butt. And who wants to make buttprints in the sands of time?”*
Christopher Martlew
May 31, 2015
Energy Flows Where Attention Goes
Energy Flows Where Attention Goes
We’re not brains on sticks.
Christopher Martlew
Nov 27, 2015
Aligning the ‘Who’ and the ‘Why’ with the ‘What’ and the ‘How’
Aligning the ‘Who’ and the ‘Why’ with the ‘What’ and the ‘How’
It’s interesting how we tend to use the verb to be when we talk about what we do.
Christopher Martlew
Aug 16, 2015
Change Now, Change Soon, Or Face Irrelevance & Extinction
Change Now, Change Soon, Or Face Irrelevance & Extinction
As Darwin pointed out, we must change to survive. Our choices are limited: change now, change soon or face irrelevance and extinction.
Christopher Martlew
Nov 15, 2015
18 Ways to Better Meetings
18 Ways to Better Meetings
Make Meetings Add Value — And Energy!
Christopher Martlew
Nov 21, 2015
How On Google Earth Does Your Mind Work?
How On Google Earth Does Your Mind Work?
Your mind works just like Google Earth…or perhaps Google Earth works just like your mind?
Christopher Martlew
May 31, 2015
Why Work/Life Balance is not the Problem
Why Work/Life Balance is not the Problem
Are your work and life in balance? How do you measure it? If you’re working 70 hours a week for a start-up and loving it — is your balance…
Christopher Martlew
Jul 26, 2015
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