August 29th, 2011
Does training get the expected results? How long does it last? Why is it that companies repeat the same kind of training year after year? Is it a belief that repetition will create awareness and then people will change their behaviors? And how is that working for everyone?
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Tags: adapting and coping, behavior change, coaching for change, conscious awareness, method to change, mindset, motivating employees, reactionary behaviors, Robin Graham, subconscious, sustainable change, Training results
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August 18th, 2010
The Beloit College Mindset List for the Class of 2014
Most students entering college for the first time this fall—the Class of 2014—were born in 1992.
For these students, Benny Hill, Sam Kinison, Sam Walton, Bert Parks and Tony Perkins have always been dead.
What is your relationship to the following items?
How different is your perspective and experience?
Your mindset impacts how you perceive information, how you communicate with others and your decision about what is important.
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August 4th, 2010
Have you ever figured something out and made a clever comment that actually belittles someone or makes them feel bad? Sometimes we think from our perspective how smart we are while not realizing the impact our comment has on someone else. Which mindset is one that increases your success? Clever and smart (aleck)? Or, Kind and caring?
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Tags: conscious awareness, mindset, motivating employees, reactionary behaviors, Robin Graham, TED conference video
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August 12th, 2009
After reviewing a study by IBM Global Business Services that examined how organizations manage change and that identified the challenges, success factors and gaps to project success, I did the ‘happy dance.’ Through input from 1500 change practitioners of various industries and representing a global perspective, the authors formed a well rounded view of change initiatives.
So why did I do the ‘happy dance’? The research indicated that the most significant challenges when implementing change are people-oriented including changing mindsets and attitudes, aligning the corporate culture with change, and motivating employees. Our business for over 20 years has been about the soft side, the human side of success. And my passion for the last 15 years has been helping people change their mindset to support their skill set or external goals. Read more »
Tags: changing a mindset, corporate culture, mental model, motivating employees, Robin Graham
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