by Aiden Holliday | Inspiration, Leadership, Organisational, People and Psychology, Team
The Yoked Rat Problem: What Neuroscience Tells Us About Motivation and Leadership It’s Saturday morning. You stroll into the kitchen, coffee in hand, ready to reclaim the weekend. Two days to breathe, reset, and recharge. Then your partner appears. Their warm...
by Aiden Holliday | Leadership, Organisational
From the Series: Top Mistakes Leaders Make: Number 2 “SO-SO Busy, I am RUN off my feet”, Jane responded. A possible plethora of other responses ran through her head, to the very simple question “How are you doing?” Her new position was the opportunity that she knew...
by Aiden Holliday | Leadership, Organisational, People and Psychology, Productivity, Team
Fred sat in his office contemplating the line from the movie, Jerry Maguire, “Help me help you.” Fantastic line but far from reality. It seemed he was always trying to crowbar some form of cooperation from staff. Fred was sure he was not alone in his desire to see...
by Aiden Holliday | Leadership, Organisational, Team
Are you ready for a surprise? You blink about 15-20 times every minute —so frequently that our eyes are closed for roughly 10% of our waking hours. Now, consider the 10 blink per minute average applied to a 15-minute drive, you would have blinked 150 times. That...
by Aiden Holliday | Leadership, Organisational, Personal Development, Productivity
There is an old Chinese proverb where a martial arts student approached his teacher with a question. “I’d like to improve my knowledge of the martial arts. In addition to learning from you, I’d like to study with another teacher in order to learn...
by Aiden Holliday | Leadership, Organisational
Some staff are such a Pain in the ‘Proverbial’ or perhaps some people may think YOU are. A key question is what category do they fall into? Are they a destructive Rebel or a constructive Maverick. The difference is subtle but essential for a leader to...
