By Peter Johnson, on June 7th, 2011 | Comments are closed  After a weekend investing some time and money in my own development Monday saw me at a further day of development in my role as mentor for Insights Discovery – which is probably the best behavioural profiling instrument that is available on the market today across the world, it is certainly one of the most accurate. I love the product as it can create such major learning and development at an individual, team and business level. And whilst easy to understand it has massive depth. I have used many other instruments in the past and nothing comes close for the impact I can create when helping in management and leadership development. One of the uses I make
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By Peter Johnson, on May 23rd, 2011 | Comments are closed The other day I was walking along a footpath and saw the shortcut in the picture. This had been created by people walking from a nearby car park to the path. Whilst a little annoying that people had decided to make this unofficial path, because they were not prepared to walk the long way round, it got me thinking. The path did go in a loop and the new path was the shortest distance. And whilst the proper surfaced path only increased the distance walked by a small amount it was clearly sufficient to be enough to make a difference. You may also see in the picture that the people who cut the grass had the insights
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By Peter Johnson, on May 12th, 2011 | Comments are closed
I was at the racecourse for the first event of the year when I took the picture you can see. It was a lovely day with a large crowd all set to have a good time. Insights into the preparation were clear – the grass was well tended, the fences looking perfectly even, the white railings glistening in the early afternoon sun and the staff from the course all noticeable as they wore green blazers.
It got me thinking about a whole range of things – how well managed the event was. The training by the owners and jockeys so their horses would perform well on the day. The leadership hoped for once the starting tap
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By Peter Johnson, on May 5th, 2011 | Comments are closed As you are aware I love walking and was out yesterday evening on The Malvern Hills which I find to be a very special place. It is here the Sir Edward Elgar is said to have gained inspiration for many of the enigmatic pieces of music he composed. As I was getting into my stride I came across these glorious bluebells. They are such a wonderful flower that sadly only last for a short time. Mostly, they grow under the shade of trees as you can see here. It reminded me that in the UK we are well into the spring season – with all of the wonderful new colours and long days that are part and
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By Peter Johnson, on April 29th, 2011 | Comments are closed I was in London recently and it is a city where the quality of the taxi drivers is renown – in a very positive way I add! They have to complete something called ‘The Knowledge’ this is learning the whereabouts of a significant number of places, many historic – plus the location of some 25,000 streets in a 6 mile radius of Charring Cross Station, in central London. This is required so they use the best route to take their passengers – called ‘fares’. A test that has been in place since 1865 and is the worlds most demanding course for taxi drivers.
The taxis are known as ‘black cabs’ in much the same way that taxis
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By Peter Johnson, on April 19th, 2011 | Comments are closed I was having coffee with my sister-in-law the other day, at a delightful café which we occasionally use. We sat outside as we wanted to watch the world go by while we chatted, even though it was quite cool. It was mid morning and I had eaten an early breakfast so I ordered a bacon sandwich with my coffee. I’ve had bacon sandwiches at a wide variety of places ranging from simple cafés, to decent hotels. Many good, some indifferent and the occasional one very poor. Today’s was exceptional, certainly one of the best I have ever had. So much so that after checking that it wasn’t only the appearance that was good – a large bite
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By Peter Johnson, on April 13th, 2011 | Comments are closed I took the picture you can see here standing in a similar position, on the bank of the River Severn in England, that I posted on 31 December 2010. The earlier picture appears to be black and white, even though it was taken in full colour. This was due to the severe cold in the winter and the river being completely frozen over (something I had never seen before). This later picture shows how the English spring is starting so well with wonderful hues of green bursting from the buds on the trees. The light has a freshness too with the sun casting a vibrancy of colour not seen in the earlier picture.
It is amazing how
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By Peter Johnson, on April 2nd, 2011 | Comments are closed I was proud to be one of the finalists at the Director of the Year Awards 2011, run by the Institute of Directors, on Thursday evening.
It was a delight to be in the company of 250 keen business people all working to deliver excellence for their organizations. There was a buzz in the room and great conversation. It is always wonderful to discover what other people do in their work – the sheer range and diversity never ceases to inspire me.
Some large organizations, some very small, some well established, some quite new. Isn’t it just fantastic what people do?
In the UK our tax year ends on 5 April and for this reason many organizations
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By Peter Johnson, on February 22nd, 2011 | Comments are closed I was out with a friend yesterday and doing a little browsing around some shops when I came across something that caught my eye. The person running the shop was delightful, very helpful letting us have a good look around, not pestering, helpful in supporting our growing interest.
The item that caught my eye was not too expensive, but certainly more than a casual whim purchase. It was also more of a ‘want’ than a ‘need’ purchase. Therefore I was inclined to consider my possible expenditure before getting to stage when I was about to part with some money. It was a cold, dull day and mid morning, so it seemed that an interlude to enjoy a
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By Peter Johnson, on January 31st, 2011 | Comments are closed
I was early for a meeting so I could take my time and see what was around the place I was going too. Always far more rewarding than rushing in with seconds to spare and rushing out to our next commitment.
It was a cold and very sunny morning and I came across this obstacle area for children shown in the picture. It was very well kept, all of the equipment seemed in top condition. As it was early in the morning, icy and a school day I was not surprised to see little activity.
The thing that struck me straight away was how similar it was to many such courses that are used for management
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