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Performance Management role-play

By Ian Pettigrew on July 29, 2014   /   True Strength, Strengths & Weaknesses, Intent, Mindset, Action, Resilience, Truth, My thoughts  
Tags: leadership, coaching, performance management

Performance Management is really important but no amount of process will make the right conversations happen. Managers need to be equipped to have great conversations with people. These role-plays present a scenario that managers need to be able to handle.

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Leave it out!

By Ian Pettigrew on December 14, 2013   /   True Strength, Strengths & Weaknesses, Intent, Action, My thoughts  
Tags: strengths, focus

There is a time for expansive, creative thinking. And there is a time for editing, for removing things. Sometimes, less is more. Noise detracts.

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Will it make the boat go faster?

By Ian Pettigrew on July 24, 2013   /   True Strength, Intent, Action, Book reviews  
Tags: leadership, inspiration, book review, focus

“Will it make the boat go faster?” proved to be a powerful guiding question that guided the men’s coxed eight rowing team to an Olympic Gold Medal. This post looks at just how powerful that question can be to help us focus.

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The Kingfisher Coaching Manifesto

By Ian Pettigrew on October 2, 2012   /   True Strength, Strengths & Weaknesses, Intent, Mindset, Action, Resilience, Truth, My thoughts  
Tags: leadership, coaching, strengths

I’m a big fan of having a Manifesto, of having something that makes it really clear what you’re here to do, and how you’re doing it. Inspired by the Holstee Manifesto, I’ve created the Kingfisher Coaching Manifesto.

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Look where you’re going!

By Ian Pettigrew on August 21, 2012   /   True Strength, Intent, Action, My thoughts  
Tags: leadership, focus

In dressage, I learned that looking where you want to go is hugely important and I believe that the same principle is important for people, teams, and organisations. Where you look, you go.

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Are you working too hard?

By Ian Pettigrew on May 10, 2012   /   True Strength, Action, Resilience, My thoughts  
Tags: coaching, productivity, resilience

Part 1 of a series on Personal Resilience: How hard are you working? Is it right for you? Is it sustainable? If you’re consistently working 60 hours each week, you might be achieving less than if you worked 40 hours.

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Getting Things Done

By Ian Pettigrew on March 2, 2011   /   True Strength, Intent, Action, Book reviews  
Tags: procrastination, productivity, GTD, book review

The multitude of simple decisions each day (what to do with that email, what do do next, what to say yes to and what to say no to) are what makes our visions and goals happen. This article looks at some of the basics of David Allen’s ‘Getting Things Done’ (GTD) approach.

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3 ways to stop procrastinating

By Ian Pettigrew on December 1, 2010   /   True Strength, Action, My thoughts  
Tags: procrastination

There are so many distractions around that it feels easier than ever before to procrastinate. Here are 3 strategies to apply if you’re not making progress on something that you should be.

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