Jim Bennett - HOT Leadership

In this final Podcast of this series we examine what is called "The Game of Living". Many would say life is far too serious to be called a game. Although this is generally correct, many professional sports people, as we have seen in the Olympics, have serious approaches to the games. Indeed to do well in a game you have to be very serious. A game is also an event that is observed. Again to do well...

Your Life is what you make of it. Many people will arrive at the same destination by different routes. Our Podcasts are deigned to help you achieve the best result for your unique circumstances. Stress is a key component of everyday living - a number of approaches are offered in our podcasts. For some a stressful path is right, for most, stress free solutions would be more suitable. All being well...

The object of life is to be better. If you can improve on what you started with, you have made progress. In the first quarter of life many people succeed in improving themselves. For some reason this doesn't continue throughout life - many find themselves in positions that are static with no improvement. Instead, more and more time is spent trying to be happy. The paradox is that it is easy to be...

People who seem to control life seem to have more time; they seem to accomplish more. When you look at what they have done and you add it all up, it seems to be impossible... How can this be? It is obviously not impossible. Like everything else in life - to control life, you need to develop a skill. The development of this skill requires time and effort - it's not impossible! There are three impor...

Life is a frequently misunderstood word. It can be seen as "activity', 'vitality' and 'get up and gp'. Although life is all of these things , it is more simply the opposite of death. Most people associate life with good things. For some, it is because they see bad things of life as being 'negative'. This may be true if you can only see the bad things. The ideal is to see life as it it. What we nee...

Now we examine planning to unwind. It has five stages: 1. Entrance 2.Muscles 3. Breathing 4. Mind 5. Exit It spells as "EMBE" which is a palindrome. Let's explore the technique.... HOT Leadership

Unwind, understand and control life with zest and joy. Jim shares his insights on regaining personal power after falling ill with Chronic Fatigue/ME (Myalgic Encephomyolitis)... A journey of discovery and recovery. Choosing to spring free from the treacle of life and soar with the eagles, then swimming graciously with the waters of his Scottish Lochs and rivers... HOT Leadership

We examine the key principles of Dr. William Glasser's 'Choice Theory' which helps us live a fulling life. For greater details please see his book: Choice Theory: A New Psychology of Personal Freedom ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0060930144 HOT Leadership

Jack wakened with a startle “What was that knocking noise?” he said to himself. Senses on high alert - where was the intruder? As quickly as he had tensed, he relaxed - a smile from ear to ear - it was a wee robin redbreast at his bedroom window knocking and chipping gleefully. “Aye, I’ll need to get used to strange noises in a week or two he remarked to his mirror.” He was heading to a new base i...

“Great! – What did you learn of a personal basis?” he replied with eyes sparkling. A huge grin etched my face “That PEOPLE COMPASS you gave me away at the beginning kept me on the straight and narrow” I chirped back. “I referred to it on a regular basis and applied it to myself and direct reports as part of my ‘reflective cycle.” It created a culture on continuous learning. My enthusiasm was runni...

Jack laconically gazed out the window of the Manager’s office in Zulu. The float-out and jacket installation had been a heart-stopping movement – we nearly lost it! The crane barge crew had the ballast incorrect – they hadn’t fully compensated for the type of sea swell – it was long and ‘peaky’ – at the crucial moment of locating the topsides the barge heaved and tilted to an alarming angle. Heavi...

The offshore installation jackets were being installed in the central North Sea by the crane barge - Arctic Explorer. The wind was picking up steadily – North Westerly was starting to howl. The ‘weather window’ had closed for the next 12 hours - tolerance was the order of the day. Hector was well familiar with the bone chilling winds of Nepal. On his return from Tibet he'd came over the mountain p...

Hector and Jack were boldly walking down the quayside on the day of the “float out” of the offshore installation “jackets”. Pride, surging through their chilled bodies, “Aye, it’s another cold day, grimaced Hector. The weather is picking up I don’t think it’ll sell for a few days - we need a good seven days weather window to be sure.” It had been a struggle getting the logistics sorted out. The of...

Jack paused, and suddenly felt that “Aha” moment upon him: it was the birth of his virtuoso team. We all have the ingredients for TEAM MAGIC. Our project was “ripe” to make that alive. A powerful vision, INSPIRED people, with the COURAGE to do what it takes to make it happen. “I'm working hard; I want them to work hard to, I want this to be the best thing we've ever done!" We've got the cream of t...

Jack had risen early this morning and was fresh from his morning work-out. The project pace had “picked-up”. He was running things through in his “mind’s eye”. The key steps of his project management model on his internal screen – Appraise, Select, Define, Execute. Operate, Close Out. They were completing the DEFINE stage. His mind sprung to the Hector’s insights. He had mentioned this innate qual...

Hector was troubled; his new “charge” was bounding upwards and onwards at a tremendous rate. Riding on the crest of a wave. Oh, how he remembered that well. Nothing seemed impossible! Why was he troubled? It was at old gut feeling again - something wasn't ringing true. He searched his memory banks of the last few weeks since they'd been at the “Dam”. Jack's words and body language were out of ‘syn...

VISION "Dream, Dare, Dazzle your World!" “Jack I’ve a proposition for you! These words were still ringing in Jack’s ears!” These words were still ringing in Jack’s ears as he surged along Union Street. Talk about the “wow” factor – it really felt like it. It looked as if his guardian angel was looking over his shoulder. The opportunity to be part of an international Leadership Team developing a ne...

The Hidden Valley Unfolds “OK you old renegade let’s swing the lamp and wander along the Beach Boulevard – tell me more about your escapades in Tibet.” With a fresh wind on our face and a setting sun glowing we “moseyed along the beach. Hector’s eyes glazed slightly as he transported back to Tibet.” As I mentioned, we entered this hidden Valley, a bit like the one in Glencoe and, it opened out to...

Jack was saying his goodbyes to the lads and lassies of Cruachan Alpha – a wee lump in his throat as he reflected on the friendships formed over the last few years… A difficult time – organizational change in a large scale. The price of a “barrel of oil” had dropped to a new low of . It was ‘change or die’. He’d to tell workmates – members of his close community/kinfolk, that they were being “reti...

Hector’s Sojourn Hector, with glistening eyes, explained in more detail “As we traveled a strange fleeting energy was surging through my body from time to time”, he said. “I couldn’t’ sustain it and I got frustrated and frustrated, and frust.. - being angry at myself and at others in the party. I wasn’t easy company – intolerable springs to mind.” Reflecting, he gave a travelogue: “We landed at Ka...

A Fable About Fulfilling Your Dreams and Reaching Your Destiny - Jim shares his insights and global experiences as a Safety Leadership Coach in the Major Accident Hazards Sector. An enigmatic journey of exploration from the Stormy North Sea of Scotland to the hidden valleys of the Himalayas. This fictitious story will inspire you to fulfill your biggest dreams and help you step into the highest ve...

Our old unconscious habits, our self limiting behaviors are becoming a way of life - they no longer support us in our 'New Reality'. We now turn to focus on building our new systems; determining on more of what we want; re-setting our habits and cleansing our physical surroundings including our bodies. Real change is practically and physically re-aligning our society, our actions, and our environm...

Worry never helped anyone accomplish anything. Worry is negative and passive. That’s why, by definition, it is incapable of accomplishing anything. The only way to change anything is by a positive and active approach. Practically speaking, what that means is that the way out of worry is to transmute it into active desire for positive change. HOT Leadership

As Leaders Without Title (LWT) we have the opportunity to Inspire, Impact and Influence our world. We look at what we need to do build our New Reality to have more joy and excitement.. How to Re-set our 'navigation' to decide and clearly voice what you want, how to be around others, look after our physical well-being and make powerful decisions. HOT Leadership

Why and how to break the vicious circle of automatic reactions. Every single emotion we experience in every single moment of our life conditions the very substance and wiring of our emotional body. Hence, the quality and purity of our emotional nature is directly determined by the emotions we express. We literally build our emotional body by the emotions we go through. Let's understand how we rega...