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Increase Productivity – Take a Nap

5 Reasons Why You Should Take a Nap Every Day by Michael Hyatt I am a habitual nap-taker. I take one almost every day and have for years. I used to feel a little guilty about it—like I was slacking off or something. Then Sam Moore, my predecessor at Thomas Nelson, (a...

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What is your perspective on life?

WHAT IS YOUR PERSPECTIVE ON LIFE? – Ric Elias was a passenger on flight 1579, the plane that crash-landed in the Hudson River in New York in January 2009. What went through his mind as the doomed plane went down? What do you think would go through your mind?  In this...

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Bosses today rarely apologise and inspire less trust

Only 5% of UK employees and 3% in EMEA  get an apology from their boss whenever they make a mistake, which is affecting levels of trust in leaders and employee engagement according to a global survey. The Global Leadership Pulse survey found that 49% of staff claim...

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Is the economic crisis continuing?

Not for LMI-UK and the clients who use us. At the end of November LMI-UK will officially record a 25.8% growth in business against the whole of 2012, and with more new contracts confirmed through to the middle of February 2014. As the UK economy awakens from the past...

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I love it when a plan comes together!

Saturday evenings when I was a kid were all about The A-Team (oh, and perhaps The Dukes of Hazard)! Hannibal Smith's famous line in the show was "I love it when a plan comes together." I thought of my favourite cigar-smoking soldier of fortune when I came across this...

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The Empowerment Imperative

During this past week (ended 08th Nov) I attended three excellent events in Central Manchester, each with a distinct focus. Yet the concept of the Empowerment Imperative straddled them all: a) The Manchester Creative Studio school for 14-19 year opening Sept 2014 is...

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Financial services & manufacturing leaders worst in UK

  The Financial Services and Manufacturing industries have the weakest leaders in the UK, according to a detailed study released this morning by Head Heart + Brain, a leadership development consultancy.     Telecoms leaders are the best bosses in UK 40%...

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Mo Ibrahim African leaders prize unclaimed again

The world's most valuable individual prize - the Mo Ibrahim prize for good governance in Africa - has gone unclaimed yet again.  The $5m (£3.2m) prize is supposed to be awarded each year to an elected leader who governed well, raised living standards and then left...

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