Personal Development Insights

Doing favours for others often results in them giving far more in return. This is one of the unconscious rules that help gel society and are vital for group welfare.…

The modern alarm clock can be a deadly, life-stealing, procrastination-training device. It comes with a feature that destroys the foundation of all success: me management. It does so by providing…

Tomorrow’s CEO is likely to have international experience and an operational background, and will have risen through the ranks of the company for a number of years. That’s according to…

The placebo effect is one of the more intriguing aspects of human psychology. Welldocumented medical evidence shows that some medical patients report an improvement in their symptoms when they believe…

Are you ‘just getting on with the job at hand’ too much to consider where your career is going and, more importantly what’s holding it back? Whatever the reasons for…

Psychopaths are not nice people. They lack empathy and remorse, are egocentric and prone to abusive treatment of others. The really bad news is that one in 25 bosses meets…

An Accenture survey of more than 3 400 business professionals in 29 countries found that fewer than half of all respondents are satisfied with their current jobs. They attributed their discontent to a variety of issues, ranging from…

As the year progresses, fatigue and feeling the need for a break become increasingly common. But research reveals that more and more workers are suffering from prolonged work burnout – a far more chronic problem…

Too many managers who aspire to lead and develop others haven’t learned how to lead and develop themselves. They try to build organisations or provide services that are different from…

Achieving goals is predictable, if you believe the words of best-selling business and self-help author and presenter Brian Tracy. It’s a tantalising thought, particularly for those of us to who…