Posts by The Editor
The Total Leader – May 2014
Build Your Goals in All Areas of Life Successful people set goals, and they make certain alltheir actions and activities contribute to the achievement of their goals. They take action in a logical, reasonable, and organized manner to attain the results they have identified as important to them. Successful people increase their productivity through controlling their priorities. Setting Priorities…
Read MoreThe Total Leader – LMI Newsletter April 2014
The Total Leader is LMI’s Newsletter. Articles this month include: Multiply Success with Motivation Preparing a Motivational Climate Balance Behaviour Styles to Motivate Give your Persuasive Skills a Boost Build a Foundation for Communication Strengthen your Sense of Identity Bridging the Gap Between Potential and Performance To read the Newsletter click this link …
Read MoreYear to Date Results
LMI-UK record some fantastic results from the 1st Quarter 2014 FANTASTIC RESULT No1 98% above Plan… INCREDIBLE RESULT No2 82% increase over the same period last year. WONDERFUL RESULT No3 84% increase in actual programme sales over the same time last year. Thank you to all those with whom we work and we look forward…
Read MoreHR Grapevine Monday 31st March 2014
87% of the global workforce feels as though they are not actively engaged in their jobs, according to Gallup’s State of the Global Workplace report. Only 13% feel engaged, have job satisfaction in their work and are focused on creating value for their employer. The report finds that companies with higher employee engagement see better…
Read MoreIncrease Productivity – Take a Nap
5 Reasons Why You Should Take a Nap Every Day by Michael Hyatt I am a habitual nap-taker. I take one almost every day and have for years. I used to feel a little guilty about it—like I was slacking off or something. Then Sam Moore, my predecessor at Thomas Nelson, (a publishing company founded…
Read MoreWhat is your perspective on life?
WHAT IS YOUR PERSPECTIVE ON LIFE? – Ric Elias was a passenger on flight 1579, the plane that crash-landed in the Hudson River in New York in January 2009. What went through his mind as the doomed plane went down? What do you think would go through your mind? In this short five-minute speech Ric shares his…
Read MoreBosses today rarely apologise and inspire less trust
Only 5% of UK employees and 3% in EMEA get an apology from their boss whenever they make a mistake, which is affecting levels of trust in leaders and employee engagement according to a global survey. The Global Leadership Pulse survey found that 49% of staff claim their boss never or rarely apologises, yet in…
Read MoreIs the economic crisis continuing?
Not for LMI-UK and the clients who use us. At the end of November LMI-UK will officially record a 25.8% growth in business against the whole of 2012, and with more new contracts confirmed through to the middle of February 2014. As the UK economy awakens from the past few years of downturn, companies are…
Read MoreI love it when a plan comes together!
Saturday evenings when I was a kid were all about The A-Team (oh, and perhaps The Dukes of Hazard)! Hannibal Smith’s famous line in the show was “I love it when a plan comes together.” I thought of my favourite cigar-smoking soldier of fortune when I came across this excellent article and video by the…
Read MoreThe Empowerment Imperative
During this past week (ended 08th Nov) I attended three excellent events in Central Manchester, each with a distinct focus. Yet the concept of the Empowerment Imperative straddled them all: a) The Manchester Creative Studio school for 14-19 year opening Sept 2014 is the new type of workbased, work styled environment where students will have…
Read More