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Welcome to the Lift Effect blog – a chance for us to share our thoughts as a business community. New blogs will be posted every few weeks – so make it a regular part of your week. Read what other business professionals have to say about key topics and contentious issues and hypotheticals…

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07
December
2009

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Let me introduce you to your new best friend - your pre-frontal cortex... A sensitive soul!

by Clare Goodman

As leaders we don't spend a lot of time discussing our pre frontal cortex, we take our ability to think, make choices, reason and have self control for granted, and yet the functioning of our pre frontal cortex makes the difference from clear thinking and focus to procrastination and fog!

Topic(s): Leadership Human Behaviour

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11
October
2009

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Discretionary effort... Fact or fiction...

by Clare Goodman

Well now is your chance. Just take a few minutes to read this and reflect on your discretionary effort, what drives it? What breaks it? And what about those around you?

Topic(s): Leadership Coaching

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11
October
2009

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Feeling like you need more bandwidth? - SLOW DOWN!

by Clare Goodman

Sometimes I feel like I'm multi-tasking on steroids. My phone is ringing, emails popping up and I'm trying to file client notes, deal with the cat's latest insect victim and get on with designing workshops. At these times I often walk out of the office without my car keys, client notes or laptop and spend more time having to go back and pick up the missing bits of my life.

Topic(s): Human Behaviour Culture

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25
June
2009

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How wonderful...

by Clare Goodman

I have an invitation to all you pessimists out there, spend a day by starting your sentences with "How wonderful..." and notice how you feel. This was advice given to me recently, as a genetic 'glass half empty' girl I was noticing what was wrong with the world but not paying attention to what is working.

Topic(s): Human Behaviour Culture

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13
April
2009

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Is coaching still relevant as a way of developing leaders?

by Clare Goodman

Coaching has undergone an amazing surge of popularity in recent years. It is becoming more common to see executives having regular sessions with their coach as they move up the ranks. So how is Coaching helping leaders change and become more effective?

Topic(s): Leadership Coaching Culture

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13
April
2009

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Happiness – a personal quest or an organizational strategy?

by Clare Goodman

As an addict of the 'self help' section in any bookshop even I was astounded to come across a copy of the 'Happiness for Dummies' book. It just goes to show that in this era of consumerism that perhaps there is a growing need to find happiness in something other than a Gucci bag, new BMW or a 10 berth 'Gin Palace. Not there is anything wrong with gaining short term pleasure through these things, it is when we think that when we buy a Calvin Klein perfume that we are buying lasting happiness.

Topic(s): Human Behaviour

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06
January
2009

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How does fear and uncertainty impact employee engagement?

by Clare Goodman

Fear and uncertainty are creeping into to organisations. Western Australia has in recent years been basking in the success of accelerated growth and the riches followed. We had a low employment rate which sent employers scrabbling for enough employees to deliver on the business opportunities, and mediocrity became the new high performer. Organisations were focusing on building employee engagement, knowing that the shortfall in resources meant that retention was vital. HR teams became the creative hub of the organisation designing new and innovative recruitment drives and developing new enticements for employees to stay.

Topic(s): Leadership

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06
January
2009

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The Global Financial Crisis: “Thrive or survive – it all depends on your attitude.”

by Clare Goodman

The press is constantly bombarding us with negative messages about the Global Financial Crisis. The warning shots have well and truly been fired across the bows of organisations. Its all doom and gloom – unemployment will rise and the glory days are over. Well is that the absolute truth?

Topic(s): Leadership Human Behaviour

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07
September
2008

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Is Neuro Leadership the next fad?

by Clare Goodman

Leadership is a prime topic of research for many academics – successful leaders have been measured, profiled, and categorized to identify the key characteristics to great leadership. The results have been inconclusive, there seems to be no common characteristics shared by all great and effective leaders. When you think about it that's not unexpected, let's face it leaders are people and aren't we all "individuals".

Topic(s): Leadership Human Behaviour

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31
July
2008

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Increasing our performance at work: What really motivates us? Have your say.

by Clare Goodman

In our growth obsessed Capitalist society we are constantly looking for ways to increase individual and company performance. The current employment situation with limited resources places even greater pressure on leaders to ‘get more from less’. So how do we raise the bar? How do we motivate our employees and teams to step up, stretch and grow along with the company year after year? And how do we motivate ourselves? How do we renew and re-invigorate ourselves as leaders?

Topic(s): Leadership Human Behaviour

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Leaders: Revealing the impact of discretionary effort on your business.

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Sunday 11 October, 2009

Discretionary effort is the ‘above and beyond’ contribution that employees give their organization. It is often the hidden magical ingredient that gets your organization through its challenges. Going unnoticed, largely unseen, it is a powerful force. With it you can conquer impossible, without it your company will bump along. Do you recognize the part that discretionary effort plays in your business, how do you encourage it, nurture it and energise it? This workshop will help you to understand the notion of discretionary effort, how it is created and how you can develop strategies to encourage this personal energy. For more details contact the Lift Effect now….

Coaching for conversational impact

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Sunday 11 October, 2009

Ever wondered why you’re not being heard? Ever feel that people just don’t get what you are saying? Feel like you are hitting your head against a brick wall? One of the most common coaching issues is about making our conversations count! Book now for a coaching session to find out how you can increase the impact of your conversations. Contact us.

NEW – Resilience for leaders

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Thursday 25 June, 2009

There seems to be a growing need to help executives manage spiraling levels of stress in these economically challenging times. Bringing meditation into the workplace may have seemed a little 'left field' a few years ago but its now gaining acceptance.