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    Choose a Resourceful State
    Mervyn Murray
    • Jun 4, 2014
    • 2 min

    Choose a Resourceful State

    Have you ever turned up at work to find the boss in a bad mood, then discover that you too are having a bad day? Not only that, but...
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    The 10 Most Stupid Things You Do As A Manager
    Mervyn Murray
    • Feb 18, 2014
    • 2 min

    The 10 Most Stupid Things You Do As A Manager

    I’ve been a manager since the nineteen-frozen-solids but the lack of awareness that some managers show still surprises me. Given the lack...
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    Valentines Special: Will You Marry Me? And Other Questions
    Mervyn Murray
    • Feb 11, 2014
    • 2 min

    Valentines Special: Will You Marry Me? And Other Questions

    Questions. They are powerful things, aren’t they? They can change how you feel, from sad to happy, or they can change your life, like the...
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    How To Learn a New Skill
    Mervyn Murray
    • Nov 24, 2013
    • 2 min

    How To Learn a New Skill

    Have you ever wondered why people never learn? I mean to say that they continue to struggle with the same people and business issues and...
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    Painful Memories That Shape Our Lives
    Mervyn Murray
    • Oct 28, 2013
    • 2 min

    Painful Memories That Shape Our Lives

    This is the time of year when the world remembers those who fought and died in the two great world wars of the 20th Century. The Poppy...
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    Bouncebackability
    Mervyn Murray
    • Sep 10, 2013
    • 2 min

    Bouncebackability

    Congratulations to Rafa Nadal who has added the US Open tennis championships to his long list of achievements. Regular readers will know...
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    Leadership Skill: Focus
    Mervyn Murray
    • Aug 27, 2013
    • 2 min

    Leadership Skill: Focus

    If you were to get your busy managers to list the attributes that they think makes an exceptional leader, very few would list Focus as an...
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    You Don’t Pay People to be Children
    Mervyn Murray
    • Aug 8, 2013
    • 2 min

    You Don’t Pay People to be Children

    Have you noticed that some people’s behaviour is immature at best and childish in the extreme sometimes? If you are a manager, you may...
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    Some Just Get Wet
    Mervyn Murray
    • Jul 22, 2013
    • 2 min

    Some Just Get Wet

    Emotional Intelligence isn’t just for our work. We could use E.I. to become aware of the quality of the life we already have. By thinking...
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    Change The Rules
    Mervyn Murray
    • Jul 13, 2013
    • 2 min

    Change The Rules

    Change The Rules I was deep into the technical aspects of my laptop, wrestling with email client, defining new rules by which I would...
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    “Good Luck, Mr Gorsky”
    Mervyn Murray
    • May 23, 2013
    • 2 min

    “Good Luck, Mr Gorsky”

    Getting employees to engage with the organisation in a meaningful and lasting way fills the core of most HR team’s day/ month/ year....
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    The Burning Platform
    Mervyn Murray
    • Apr 1, 2013
    • 2 min

    The Burning Platform

    I was coaching a client through some issues recently that they were having at work and in doing so I used a metaphor of a burning...
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    Making A Comeback: Easter Special
    Mervyn Murray
    • Mar 24, 2013
    • 2 min

    Making A Comeback: Easter Special

    Image: Google Regulars to this blog will know that I try to link the issues of the moment with leadership and personal development and...
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    When 5×5 = 26
    Mervyn Murray
    • Oct 14, 2012
    • 2 min

    When 5×5 = 26

    Last year, in Nigeria, I delivered a maths lesson to 30 managers in The Central Bank of Nigeria. Now, it wasn’t my intention to do this,...
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    I Bet £1,000 You Don’t Delegate Effectively
    Mervyn Murray
    • Oct 11, 2012
    • 1 min

    I Bet £1,000 You Don’t Delegate Effectively

    You don’t delegate effectively, probably. I say this because I have run so many effective delegation exercises now with managers and...
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    Valentine Special: Will You Marry Me? And Other Questions of Productivity
    Mervyn Murray
    • Sep 26, 2012
    • 2 min

    Valentine Special: Will You Marry Me? And Other Questions of Productivity

    Questions. They are powerful things, aren’t they? They can change how you feel, from sad to happy, or they can change your life, like the...
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    My Door is Shut
    Mervyn Murray
    • Sep 15, 2012
    • 2 min

    My Door is Shut

    My Door is Always Shut “My door is always open.”Do you have managers who say this? It’s a cliché, naturally tripping off the tongue to...
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    3 Ways To Really Get Their Attention
    Mervyn Murray
    • Sep 8, 2012
    • 2 min

    3 Ways To Really Get Their Attention

    All types of training are usually fun and rewarding, however there are times when techniques are needed to keep everything on track. For...
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    How To Avoid Misunderstandings
    Mervyn Murray
    • Sep 1, 2012
    • 2 min

    How To Avoid Misunderstandings

    How To Avoid Misunderstandings We’ve all done it. Misunderstood someone, I mean. We’ve all been less than clear when giving instructions...
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    The Number 1 Motivator
    Mervyn Murray
    • Aug 12, 2012
    • 3 min

    The Number 1 Motivator

    The Number One Motivator at Work Do You Know What it is? I am often surprised that senior managers don’t know what is the most effective...
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