The Positive Legacy Approach

There are many ways to pass on a positive legacy. This piece looks at how you can use this approach when interviewing a person for a role or helping them to set goals.

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The Finding Your Niche By Doing Work You Find Fascinating Approach

There are many ways to find your niche. One approach is to focus on a specific activity that you find fascinating, have a feeling for and where you have a track record of Read more

The Robustness, Resourcefulness And Results Approach

This approach starts by people clarifying the results they want to achieve. It then involves them developing the required robustness, being resourceful and doing their best to deliver the desired results.

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The Focusing On What There Is A Gain In A Challenging Situation Approach

Great workers prepare properly before tackling a challenge. They start by clarifying the strategies most likely to achieve success. They may then aim:

To clarify what there is to gain in a Read more

The Asking ‘What?’ Approach Rather Than The Asking ‘Why?’ Approach

This is a slightly controversial view. The reason I have written it is because I have seen the negative effects of people asking critical ‘Why?’ questions.

Certainly it is sometimes possible ‘Why?’ Read more

The Refreshing Approach And The Resentful Approach

There are many ways to live life. Some people follow the refreshing approach. They may also demonstrate resilience. Some people follow the resentful approach.

The way that people behave when following these Read more

E is for The Elders: Sharing Wisdom To Build A Better World

The Elders is an independent group of global leaders who work together for peace and human rights. It is chaired by Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

The group were brought together by Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg Read more

The Opportunity, Organisation And Outstanding Work Approach

There are many ways to live life. Some people see certain things as an opportunity. They then aim to organise themselves properly and do outstanding work.

Some people have a positive attitude Read more

The Creative Decision Making Approach

There are many models for making decisions. This approach builds on some of the classical models. It also adds the element of finding creative solutions to challenges.

This involves following the Three Read more

The Sense Of Wonder Approach

This piece focuses on when you experience a sense of wonder. Read more