An armchair guide to Leadership, management & personal development: Recent Episodes
Gavin Aubrey
Leadership, Management & Personal Development – Gavin Aubrey from Think Training & Development Ltd shares some of his knowledge of Leadership, Management and Personal Development accumulated from working with over 10,000 people around the world from Oz to Kazakhstan, New York to London… now again in his home town of Bath!
Having courageous conversations ranks in the top 3 coaching areas I come across when I work with people. Let a process take the strain… we spend a disproportional amount of time worrying about them compared to carrying them out!
Behaviour is the tip of the iceberg. What drives it lies beneath – how we feel and what we believe. Unfortunately, while we may think we can control the way we feel external factors tend to take control. However, it is your mind… you can take back the control!
Do you think you believe what you see…. or see what you believe? Count the number of Fs in the italic sentence below… check out the video to see if you are right. We are a tad complicated! FINISHED FILES ARE THE RES ULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTI FIC STUDY COMBINED WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF […]
The benefits of being grateful are quite… extraordinary. You become happier, less envious, exercise more, improve your physical health … and many more cool things happen. Don’t take my word for it check it out in google land. You are what you think that”s for sure. http://customessayz.co.uk/
If people are looking to you for direction or inspiration then there is a good chance you are a Leader. It doesn’t have to be in a business environment… you could be a school football coach, a community head, a business manager or a parent….you are probably a Leader… and therefore you cast a Leadership […]
The world at the moment is as mad as a box of frogs! Cases of depression & stress are going through the roof. When you have strong resilience you can cope with stress and adversity… you can bounce back. The world can change as much as it wants…. you’ve got a giant space-hopper! When it’s […]
Probably the most important relationship you have is … … the one you have with your boss. The number one reason why people leave their job is not down to money, it’s down to their relationship with… ..the boss ..the big cheese…the head honcho In that case it might be worth having a strategy!!! Managing […]
I’ve worked with thousands of people around the world. In most cases their number one goal is to be happy. Now that’s interesting as happiness is just a thought away…
A really useful technique for the following scenarios: When you think your ideas might meet resistance When you are not sure or confident on how your ideas will land When the solution for someone else’s problem is so obvious… but still they can’t see it!! Have fun Gavin
They are called difficult conversations for a reason! In my experience very few people like to have them, and very few of them seem to go well. A true lose/lose. Sometimes you have to tell them how it is, however on many occasions you can get them to tell you how it is…. give themselves a […]
Guided Relaxation When you relax your body, you relax your mind. When you relax your mind you tap into the power of the sub conscious. Sometimes in order to achieve more you have to do less! Sometimes it’s just good to step off the world and …. let go
I’m an ENTP…help The Guru trainer walked into the room and said.. “which one is the ENTP” I raised my hand and said.. “that will be me” He looked at me and said ” don’t worry, it will be alright” … and then left the room Ever feel a little different to the world!!
Coping with this mad world The world is nuts (technical term!!) at the moment…. and it’s not likely to change. If you find yourself going around the hamster wheel like a loon.. step off and do something different. Sometimes we forget who we are and what we are trying to do… you need a little […]
A live conference speech with Gavin demonstrating “which way do you eat your banana?” 60,000 thoughts a day, 90% the same as the ones you had yesterday…. no wonder we get a little testy when asked… “which way do you eat your banana?”
Do you have a team that does not always play to win? Do you feel more like a referee in a fighting ring, some days than a manager? Don’t worry if you do, the good news is that people are not designed to work in team. Think ‘survival of the fittest’ we have a natural […]
“I wish all your family were dead”. So said a less than satisfied caller as she slammed the phone down on a lovely Helpline assistant that I worked with this week. The Helpline assistant had been politely and patiently trying to explain that the caller would not be entitled to receive a payout from her late […]
Ok, so it’s not quite The Matrix, but the answer to this question will help you get what you want… and it’s right here on this podcast. Listen to this podcast for the four (yes, just four) steps to great Influencing Skills. If you’d like to explore how Think Training & Development can help you […]
Sounds too good to be true, doesn’t it? At Think, we have produced some seriously impressive results from each business we have been involved with. How? Listen to the podcast for the 4 basic principles that have been the bedrock of our success. If your particular department isn’t sales related, we think you will still […]
This podcast is the last in a series of 3 which explore the personality type theory of Myers-Briggs®. This one looks at: How people prefer to make decisions –Logic and objectivity or values and relationships? How people live their lives – Planned and organised or spontaneous and adaptable? It will give you some clues as […]
This podcast is the second in a series of 3 which explore the personality type theory of Myers-Briggs®. This one looks at how people prefer to take in information – high level or highly detailed? It will give you some clues as to why some people see the wood first…while others see the trees. If […]
This podcast is the first in a series of 3 which explore the personality type theory of Myers-Briggs®. This one looks at how people are energised – through internal or external stimuli. It will give you some clues as to why some people dive in and act before they think things through while others think […]
Nothing to do with magic…well not the circus kind anyway! If you have something important to do such as a presentation or a big meeting, there are some really easy actions you can take to get yourself in the right frame of mind to succeed. Listen to this podcast to find out more… Or take […]
Have you ever asked yourself what drives human behaviour? Why people sometimes act in ways that you find difficult to understand? Imagine an iceberg. The tip is above water – you can see this. The majority of the iceberg is under the water – hidden from view. A person’s behaviour is like the tip of […]
There have been many studies on how non-verbal behaviour (body language such as facial expressions, gestures etc) impact communication. Back in the 1950s, Dr Ray Birdwhistell was one of the first to suggest that no more than 30% to 35% of the social meaning of a conversation or an interaction is carried by words. (There […]
Words, by their nature, are ambiguous. Why? Because we each give different words meaning – depending on our own experiences, beliefs, values, thoughts and ideas. This video demonstrates this through a simple ‘ice breaker’ training exercise on…sex! Take a look and you’ll see what we mean. No giggling like school kids now. This is a […]
Being an effective coach can have an astonishing impact on the people you work with. Trust me, the personal rewards you get are out of this world and the business benefits can be far reaching. Listen to the podcast for tips on: Questioning & listening techniques Types of coaching question to ask You cannot hope […]
Apparently, as a human being, you have 60,000 thoughts a day; 90% are the same ones you had yesterday, and the day before, and the day before. We tend to live out our lives ticking to an habitual beat. Sometimes you just need to ask yourself “which way do i eat my banana?”