The Secrets to Managing Stellar Talent and Building Unstoppable Teams!

Rock Stars vs Superstars

Are you ready to unlock the full potential of your team?

Dive into our latest video, “Rock Stars vs Superstars: The Secrets to Managing Stellar Talent and Building Unstoppable Teams!” For Every Leader and Manager.

This video is a must-watch for every leader and manager seeking to understand and nurture their team’s diverse talents. Learn about the unique attributes of Rock Stars – the dependable, consistent performers who form the backbone of your team, and Superstars – the ambitious, visionary change-makers driving innovation.

Ricky explains how these two types of performers can transform the dynamics of your workplace. Join Us on This Enlightening Journey!

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to transform your approach to team management. Watch now, and let’s rock and roll towards a future where every member of your team shines brightly!

Remember, understanding and nurturing your Rock Stars and Superstars is key to creating a universe where every star shines.

Inspired by the book Radical Candor by Kim Scott

Posted On January 17, 2024 By Ricky Muddimer In Culture, Engagement, Goals, High Performing Teams, Leadership, Mindset, Trust, Video /

Do Your Work Goals Pass This Test?

Do your work goals pass this test?

Learn how to focus on your goals and why your work goals must pass this test.

In this video, we unpack the holy trinity; the secret to focusing on your goals is the ‘what’, ‘why’, and ‘can I’. These are three hugely important components of any goal. Without these three solid foundations, you will learn how weak your goals are a major issues and how you are leaving the success of you and your team to chance.

Get your holy trinity in check, and you will not only make your planning more effective but also significantly increase your likelihood of success.

Look out for a terrible joke, too; my apologies! What are you waiting for?

Dive in and learn how to make your goals more robust.

Posted On January 16, 2024 By Ricky Muddimer In Culture, Engagement, Goals, High Performing Teams, Leadership, Management, Performance Management, Productivity, Trust, Video /

A Blueprint for Boosting Team Productivity

Mindset of High-Performing Teams

Productive teams know how to work together; what helps the high-performing teams is a shared operating system, much like your PC.

A shared operating system allows people to get the work done, but using a unifying set of core principles (like apps on a PC) creates shared understanding. Imagine if you used a slide deck tool incompatible with the Microsft PowerPoint used by a colleague or customer; how frustrating would that be? How much time would be wasted decoding and figuring it out?

There is no decoding with a shared operating system; we all know how we do stuff, so we’re straight into what matters. With a common set of ‘how we get stuff done’ principles, it enables teams to shortcut and accelerate their productivity and increase output.

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Posted On January 12, 2024 By Ricky Muddimer In Article, Flip Book, High Performing Teams, Leadership, Management, Productivity /

What Top Gun Teaches You About Productivity

Welcome to a unique exploration of What Top Gun can teach us about productivity. Inspired by the iconic line from Top Gun Maverick – “It all comes down to the pilot in the box!”

Ricky takes you on an exciting journey to redefine productivity. Hit play to dive into a world where your mindset, habits, and actions take centre stage, far beyond any tool or app.

Why Watch This Video? Break free from the endless cycle of new productivity tools. Transform your approach to tasks and challenges. Build habits that boost productivity effortlessly.

Cultivate behaviours that enhance efficiency and focus. Gain valuable insights from relatable, real-life examples.

Ricky’s Message: “Be the pilot in your productivity journey. It’s not about the tools you use; it’s all about you!

If you’re ready to take control of your productivity and learn from the wisdom of Top Gun Maverick, this video is for you!

More Tools on Productivity

Posted On January 3, 2024 By Ricky Muddimer In Goals, Mindset, Productivity, Video /

Why is reflection important in the workplace?

There are moments, often, when we hit milestones that symbolise the end of something (like the end of a year), that we stop and take a moment to look back. This moments are opportunities to reflect, to learn and to prepare to start again.

Yet, in work, these moments are missed as we jump from project to project, urgent task to urgent task. Urgency getting in the way of growth, learning and, most importantly, using this wisdom to focus on the things that will have the biggest impact on our goals.

In this podcast, Ricky talks with Paul about the power of these moments, asking why these are so important, yet often undervalued in the workplace. Of course, they also get into some simple ways that you can make your reflection time more effective and why this does not need to take very much time at all if you do it right.

Posted On December 27, 2023 By Paul Hutchinson In Continuous Improvement, Leadership, Podcasts, Productivity, The question is /

Why New Years Resolutions dont work – what a psychologist told me!

Why New Year’s Resolutions don’t work is a topic that interested me so much – I asked our resident psychologist, Paul Hutchinson.

Are you struggling to keep your New Year’s resolutions?

You’re not alone! In this video, I dive into the psychology behind why it’s so hard to stick to those yearly promises we make to ourselves.

Paul (a renowned psychologist with an MSc in Organisational Psychology from Thinking Focus) and I talked, and I took these three key takeaways:

We uncover valuable insights and offer practical tips to make your resolutions a roaring success.

Posted On December 17, 2023 By Ricky Muddimer In Goals, Mindset, Productivity, Video /

Leading to Here with Nicola Marshall

Join us as we explore the inspirational story of Nicola Marshall. Nicola ‘Nic’ is a driven and focused individual who combines a demanding role for one of the UK’s best-known brands with being a wife, mum of a teenage daughter and a cockapoo, yet still finds the time to train and compete in marathons and even a triathlon.

Nic is the People Director at Welcome Break, the UK’s largest Motorway Service Area Provider and a member of the Senior Leadership Team of the parent company Applegreen, where she leads the people functions across Welcome Break and Applegreen in the UK, ROI and US and is Chair of the Welcome Break Charitable Fund.

Listen as Nic shares how her passion for people led her from operational roles into the world of people development & HR with some of the UK’s leading hospitality businesses, including Whitbread, Greene King & Travelodge. Nic talks about her hopes, fears, and experiences that have shaped her career and how role models inspired her to succeed.

Posted On December 15, 2023 By Paul Hutchinson In Leadership, Leading to here, Podcasts /

Why don’t New Years Resolutions work?

It is that time of year, when we start to reflect on the year and promise ourselves that next year will be different. Next year, we will be fitter, healthier, more successful and just so much better. Sadly, for most of us, New Year’s Resolutions have the nasty habit of fading away as life pushes us back to old habits and practices.

So, what if this is the year? What if there is something that you want to change? That is what Ricky wanted, so in this podcast, he finds out from our resident psychologist, Paul, what is required to make your New Year Resolutions stick.

Probably not a surprise, but these tips turn out to work for all goals. So, even if you don’t have the urge to reinvent yourself this podcast offers simple strategies to make sure that you stick at and pursue the goals that matter to you.

Posted On December 13, 2023 By Paul Hutchinson In Change, Podcasts, Productivity, The question is /

Confabulation: Why do people lie at work?

Why do people lie at work? The answer is we all lie, be that to others and ourselves, though we don’t (always) mean to lie.

What is happening?

In this video, we unpack workplace discussions and why they often lead to mistrust and dissatisfaction. We are all fallible, but why do we unintentionally lie at work? Why do we convince ourselves that something is true when it just ain’t so? Tune in to discover the world of confabulation and how to mitigate its impact in the workplace.

Posted On December 6, 2023 By Ricky Muddimer In Culture, Decision Making, High Performing Teams, Mindset, Trust, Video /

How can you become a communication superhero?

In this podcast, Rob and Ricky don their capes and dive into the world of stellar communication. (what they get up to in their own time is up to them!) What does it take to be a true communication superhero in an era riddled with distractions, impatience, and information overload?

Being an effective communicator isn’t just about conveying messages; it’s about understanding, connecting, and making an impact. Yet, many of us falter, whether it’s due to a lack of skills, a disregard for respect and courtesy, or simply a scattered focus and lack of purpose in our interactions.

In this episode, they dissect the critical skills that often go amiss in daily communications. They look at areas such as the role of respect and courtesy in dialogue and deep into the importance of having a clear focus and purpose behind every word and gesture.

They also provide actionable steps, techniques, and insights to help you rise above these challenges. It’s time to transition from a communication novice to a true communication superhero. Capes are optional.

Posted On November 29, 2023 By Paul Hutchinson In Leadership, Podcasts, Productivity, The question is /