by Bernard Marr, Best-Selling Author, Keynote Speaker and Leading Business and Data Expert
It happened to all of us at one time or another — from grammar school all the way up through to our careers: we’re placed into a new team to complete a project, and something just doesn’t click. Suddenly, a group of people who are ordinarily competent and diligent can’t seem to get anything done. Deadlines whiz past like the scenery outside a high speed train and projects sink toward failure. Why is that? What is it that turns teams into dysfunctional groups of people? I’ve identified nine key factors that can turn an otherwise competent team into a sinking mess:
by Suzie Doscher
The reason I feel this way is my opinion that in order to think positive, a positive mindset is necessary. Naturally even positive thinkers can have moments of drifting off into negative thoughts. Their strength is to return to a more positive approach rather than go the place of doom and gloom of a negative thinker. To ‘Just think positive’ it is necessary to have a positive mindset. When you are struggling to stay positive about something, you are probably feeling stressed. This might be the result of feeling uncertain or lacking clarity about the situation, person or project, or any number of other reasons. So when I hear that the advice given by a helpful, supportive friend or colleague is “Just think positive”, I am so tempted to ask: “And exactly how do you suggest your friend or colleague does this while feeling stressed?” ... Click 'Read More' below by Suzie Doscher, Professional Life and Executive Coach
I have witnessed all too often with friends, family, clients, and of course in my own life, how easy it is to feel you are going in circles or banging your head against the same wall. It feels like your ability to move forward is blocked. You keep ending up in the same place, repeating the same patterns. A coaching client of mine never quite achieved the goals he set himself. Despite taking proactive steps, he still ended up going around in circles. On one level he believed in the success of his project, yet deep down inside a little voice kept repeating, “What is the point? You will not succeed anyways”. In his case, the little voice was his “impatience”, which kept him going around in the same circle. Instead of taking a little extra time and dealing with issues that appeared, he would push forward, overlooking them until they had accumulated to a point where they blocked the success of the project. We reframed this limiting belief “Things have to happen quickly in order to be successful” to a healthier one " Taking more time and care allows project to come together more easily". The result was more patience, which lead to a successful outcome of his project. ... Click 'Read More' below Always worth remembering. Practice raising your awareness to how you are handling issues and consequently what could be done differently. One small step at time will support transforming your behaviour. And most importantly one small REALISTIC step at time! Ready to change some behaviour patterns?
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Suzie Doscher is a Professional Executive Coach focusing on Personal Development. Located in Zurich, Switzerland. Her approach to personal development is practical and successful.
Suzie is happiest when helping people. Her vision is everyone should have access to techniques for personal growth and development. This was the motivation behind her book. Author |