The value of understanding personal preferences
How well do you really know yourself? Understanding yourself better is the first step in personal development. At Hansen Beck, we help our participants to do this through a range of activities. We get them to review their outcomes – not only the task and result, but also their thoughts, feelings and behaviours. They also […]
How using effective and timely communication can benefit others & you
Why do some prefer to hide behind email or text message? Why is it that in a world where everyone is glued to their phones, very few actually use them to phone people? When letting someone down, do you have the courage to talk to them personally and let them know why? Does your business train […]
What are your limiting beliefs?
Limiting beliefs: Risk-Taking in business “Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re right” (Henry Ford). What are your limiting beliefs? I found that experiencing positive change through a journey of self discovery has an effect on one’s limiting beliefs. It can play a big role when taking risks in business, find […]
What makes a good salesperson?
What makes a good sales person? A good sales person may have many different personal qualities. So what’s the key? Is it most important to know our strengths? Or could it be the awareness of our most influential personality traits? There are several answers to this question. Read further to find out more. What makes […]
Do you feel in control?
Part 3 of a 7-part series – How a journey of self discovery led to positive change “You can complain about the direction of your life all you want, but until you sit in the driver’s seat and begin to drive yourself, you aren’t going to get where you want to go!” (Les Brown) Have […]
How to effectively praise others
What is the “best” thing that can happen if you praise someone? What is the “worst” thing that can happen to you if you praise someone? Praising others around you is a way of getting back more than what you give away. To answer the first question, in my opinion, the best thing that can […]
How can feedback change your life?
Part 2 of a 7-part series – How a journey of self discovery led to positive change. “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” (Aristotle) During a team development activity, a colleague I really respect, Barbara Lebar, gave me direct feedback. “I don’t trust that you […]
What do you want to achieve?
Part 1 in a series – How a journey of self discovery led to positive change “Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing themselves” (Leo Tolstoy) My passion as a trainer is seeing the amazing results achieved by my participants, professionally and personally, as they go through our development programmes. […]
4 principles of leadership to live by
If we think about what principles of leadership serve to do- they align employees’ legitimate requirements with the equally legitimate demands of their task. The successful leader is recognised by doing this better than anyone else. FIRST PRINCIPLE OF LEADERSHIP: ASK MORE OF YOURSELF THAN OTHERS EXPECT! How do I put this principle into practice? […]
Are we really ready for the future?
Are we preparing our kids for the right challenges ahead, or are we teaching them skills for the obsolete problems? Can we prepare them for something that is not even here yet, that we don’t know how it will look? What we do know is that change is constant. Change is imminent. Change is unavoidable. […]
