Category Archives: Empowerment

Strategic Planning for Transformation and Profitability

WHAT IS STRATEGIC PLANNING?

Create SYNERGY, AGILITY and ENGAGEMENT by having a strategic plan. It provides a springboard toward EMPOWERMENT and has a direct impact on PRODUCTIVITY and PROFITABILITY.

Phillip as an outside facilitator, is skilled in the art of facilitation will help guide you through this process.  It requires tact, finesse and wisdom from a variety of disciplines and industries to encourage “out-of-the-box” thinking.  He will take the time to learn your organization, your expectations and customize the experience in order to help you maximize your return on investment (ROI) from this program.

As your strategic planning consultant, Phillip will help you take your business to places you never thought possible with a deliberate and transformed focus.… Read More “Strategic Planning for Transformation and Profitability”

THE SECRET: Change the Channel to HAPPY-Shift Your Brain for Improved Productivity

I found this #TedTalk to be quite interesting. Changing the lens through which we view success and happiness is key. Most of us are wired, work hard to be successful, work harder to be more successful.  How long can this last before the Peter Principle kicks in for many of us.

This video is among the most popular of all #TedTalks. Steve Anchor, a leading psychologist,  is brilliant, intelligent and his masterful delivery relaxes your brain as you laugh. This opens the brain to fresh ideas.

Consider the question he proposes. “We believe we should work hard in order to be happy, but could we be thinking about things backwards?”… Read More “THE SECRET: Change the Channel to HAPPY-Shift Your Brain for Improved Productivity”

Improve Productivity: Go Outdoors, Enjoy Nature

Organizations want their people to be more productive, but discovering innovative approaches is often challenging. Consider the Howard Gardner’s multiple intelligences. As an example, one innovative approach to creativity is to spend time looking at nature. Bring your group outdoors or take a personal break.

There is evidence that looking at green objects– through a window, on a walk outside, or even on a screen saver – can help improve attention and performance in the workplace.

Kaplan’s attention restoration theory (ART) implies that people recharge and concentrate better after spending time in nature, or even looking at scenes of nature. Nature captivates us effortlessly.… Read More “Improve Productivity: Go Outdoors, Enjoy Nature”

INNOVATION SECRETS: 7 Ways to Manage Psychological Blind Spots, Going Deeper

Hear-no-see-speak1-300x300The key to sustaining innovation is being able to think out of the box—keeping fresh ideas coming.  Taking leadership to the next level and providing programs that “go deep” means literally digging deeper.  Over time, we develop tunnel vision.  I know I have.  So, I have to consciously keep myself out of that rut.  Otherwise, the potential for blind spots increases—I continue to discover that I have more than my fair share.  I can at times simply hit a brick wall.  My team can also hit a brick wall.  And, ultimately innovation is halted.

There is nothing wrong that I have blind spots. … Read More “INNOVATION SECRETS: 7 Ways to Manage Psychological Blind Spots, Going Deeper”