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ECP 014 BEST Skills In this episode, I consider the third element of the Effective Challenge BEST model - Skills.  Often skills are the first place people head for when thinking about development.  In this cast, amongst other things, I discuss how it's easy to not give enough consideration to the informal skills learning opportunities that exist and the need to combine theory with the pr...

This episode is part two of a four-part series where I look the Effective Challenge BEST model.  The focus is looking at the impact of our environment in the pursuit of a particular goal or project. I consider what triggers can be helpful to introduce into an environment to support more of what you want and less of what you don't want. To illustrate a practical use of the environment analysis...

ECP12 Behaving your BEST In this episode, I introduce one of the models I use when working with individuals and teams - BEST. Where BEST stands for Behaviour, Environment, Skills and Time.  More specifically in this episode, I look at assessing our behaviour to get to improve our performance. With a particular goal in mind I do this through three areas: What behaviours do I want to see more o...

In this episode I talk about a sporting challenge I'm taking on in 2020.  It's the Tour of Flanders in Belgium something I've wanted to do for while yet put off as I didn't want to commit to the training required.  The podcast cast draws parallels to other situations you might face in other settings.  Here are three: Get stuff out of your head to bring greater objectivity. When we k...

Something a bit different in this cast - the first Effective Challenge in Conversation episode.  This is the first of what I hope will be a number of conversations with people from different settings.  The overriding topic of these conversations is exploring how people have achieved change to improve performance.  Those of you who have listened to previous casts or engaged with othe...

In this episode I discuss my observations of the different states people can find themselves in as they look to make sustainable changes to their performance.  I draw on work by Swiss-American psychiatrist Elisabeth Kübler-Ross who made observations of the states people go through when receiving a terminal diagnosis.  This work has been adapted to help individuals and organisations manag...

In this episode I discuss some of the benefits of building a 90 day plan to pursue a particular goal or project.  This is relevant to both individuals and teams. I make the argument that being able to see a particular 90 day plan in the context of your other commitments and priorities increase the chances of success. I'm interested in your views about this topic, drop me a line at damian@effective...

Prompted by an incident at the 2019 Giro D'Italia, where two riders got themselves into an exchange of words that led to one giving an apology and the other gracefully accepting it, this episode looks at what we could learn from their situation in everyday life.   It considers: some of the indicators that might mean we are more likely to say or do the wrong thing the need to resolve an issue...

In this episode I discuss some of the challenges of trying to manage too many things inside your head and some options to consider to improve your performance in this area.  This includes getting better objectivity, getting better at prioritising thoughts and setting up your environment with appropriate thought capture tools.   I make reference during the cast to Brain Toss. This is an a...

In this week’s cast I discuss careers and what it means to get your own definition of a career and how to pursue it.  Considering: - The implications of being in a career rush or rut.  - How to tackle overwhelm when you’re not sure what to do. - What you can practically do to build momentum in your career. As always, I’m interested in your thoughts and or observations about the cast and...

Many organisation are setting up objectives for people to deliver. Of a standard approach is used for the wording of these objectives.  The SMART acronym is a common in example.  In this podcast I look at getting beyond the words and considering the relationship between the individuals delivery the objective.  Looking at challenge and support, the role each individual has to play an...

The latest episode of the Effective Challenge podcast where the foundations of personal success are highlighted. To do this I use the PRIME model, where PRIME stands for Physical, Rest, Intake Mind and Energy. In addition, I highlight the very good Joe Cross documentary Fat, Sick and Nearly dead.

In this episode I look at an approach to improve the quality of our expectations versus the realty we might face.

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