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Explore the importance of involving people to ensure things move forward and that change is successful

It seems like change is the norm these days, and more than ever organisations are looking for change that is sustainable. Gain insights into building change agility to be able to operate in the volatile, uncertain and complex environments of today.

Leaders have a key role to play at times of change. Listen in to discover the positive impact you can have to help change go smoothly.

Have you ever felt you are living your life like a movie? Take a step into your imagination to discover how this can be applied to working on achieving the things you want. 

Knowing where you are heading and why, is essential for change to be successful. Gain insights into how you can increase the positive reactions of others to change.

Your results will only be as good as your actions, which will have been determined by your thinking. Build your understanding of the components of your thinking and how they link together to impact on your results. 

How hot or painful does it have to be before people will jump? Find out how you can accelerate and drive change

The ThinkOn Results Framework gives you a thinking system that when applied will greatly increase your likelihood of success. Discover how to achieve what you want, when you want. 

What separates a great people manager from the others? Gain insights and ideas about managing others whether you are a people manager or not. Find out more about the key skills and discover practical steps to take to make a difference.

Questions determine your destination, so make sure you are asking worthwhile ones. Listen in to discover how to create that one question that will guide you to your destination. 

Imagine what could be achieved if your team were continually working with high energy and focus. Discover simple yet effective actions to take to motivate those around you.

To move forward a good starting point is to have a clear view of where you want to be. Take some time to explore how to create a vision for change (with the help of Marty McFly and Dr Emmett Brown!)

How you interact with others plays a big role in business whatever your role or industry sector. Gain insights into how to strengthen your business relationships for mutual benefit.

Thought provoking tips about helping others discover their motivation to make a difference at work.

Having achieved some great results wouldn't it be wonderful for this to become business as usual. Discover some simple steps to make this happen.

It is important to have goals to achieve the things you want to. Listen in to build your understanding of how you can engage others in creating goals.

To gain success it is essential to measure the impact of actions taken. Discover the key steps to take to make a real difference to business performance.

Explore the importance of involving people to ensure things move forward and that change is successful.

Whatever your role, you can still impact positively or negatively on change. Build the skills to be a real asset to your organisation.

Who you involve and how you involve them will affect the outcome. Find out how to extend your reach to have a greater impact.

Leaders have a key role to play at times of change. Take some time to discover the positive impact you can have to help change go smoothly.

For real business differences to be made people need to be involved. Gain insights into how to help others to take personal responsibility and have the motivation to improve results.

Key to successful leadership is the ability to have a real impact on business performance. Listen in to discover the qualities needed to build trust and manage change successfully.

Essential information about how to approach organisational development. Learn how the principles of personal success can be interpreted at an organisational level. 

Thoughts and ideas on those people situations that seem challenging to handle.  

Sometimes it seems like people are being difficult when really it is the behaviours that need to be tackled. Listen to this pragmatic podcast for thoughts and actions to take. 

A thought provoking podcast exploring the thoughts of John Kotter and his book Leading Change with additional insights from our team. 

People who are involved at times of change are more likely to react well to the change. Discover practical things to do to involve others and decrease any feelings of powerlessness.  

Listen in to explore and learn more about how enthusiasm is the fuel which powers results. 

Great sales people are clear on their goals and ensure they give added value to their customers. Explore the importance of having clear goals whatever your role, sales or otherwise.   

How much do you know about emotional intelligence? Discover how this can impact on your success and can be the differentiator for great sales people.   

To really stand out from the crowd in the sales arena you need to do something different and offer something different. Gain insights into the approach to take to increase sales.   

Key to successful selling is the strength of your relationships. Listen in to discover the approaches to take to build strong connections. 

Introducing Michael Smith the author of ‘Go Naked – revealing the secrets of successful selling’, as the co-presenter in this, the first in a series of six episodes exploring how to accelerate results. The key points in this series of podcasts will be relevant to you whether you are in a sales role or not. 

Sometimes issues seem immovable and it can appear difficult to find a way forward. Explore strategies for finding solutions and determining steps to take.   

Listen in to explore the important factors that influence the achievement of targets and goals.  

An element of your personal development will be looking to improve your performance to make an even greater difference. Listen in for thoughts on how to take advantage of the available opportunities. 

Discover practical steps to take to help you at those times when things aren’t going according to plan. 

Listen in for tips and ideas on how to make a difference to how you think about managing your career to be happy at work each and every day.   

Gain insights into some simple strategies for keeping you on track to achieve your goals.   

Are you inclined to say ‘yes’ even if you don’t really want to? Discover how to decide when to say no and how to say it so that others respect your decision.  

Whatever your role, to move forward you will need to continually consider your development needs. Learn how to make this enjoyable, as well as effective, when thinking about developing yourself or others.  

How do you come across in your interactions with others? Listen in for ideas and insights on building effective relationships. 

The quality of your relationship with your direct manager can impact on how much you enjoy your time at work. Explore the importance of taking responsibility to take positive steps to keep things on track.  

How clear are you as to what you want to achieve from each meeting you are involved in? Discover how to focus on what you want and how to make that happen.   

For real outcomes to be achieved in meetings you need the participation and buy-in of all involved. Gain insights into how to avoid running or attending meetings that are lack lustre and directionless.   

Key to successful conflict resolution is the willingness to want to come to a solution. Listen in to discover the approaches to take to achieve successful outcomes. 

An overview of the steps to take when it seems there is just too much to do. Explore how to take control at those times when you are not sure where to start.

What's the difference between being efficient and being effective? Listen in to explore this topic and how it impacts on what you achieve.   

Who you involve and how you involve them will affect the outcome.  Find out how to extend your reach to have a greater impact. 

Discover the thinking to do, and the actions to take, to keep repeating your successes and make an even bigger difference. 

How do you know you have achieved what you set out to? Recognise the importance of measuring results in making a difference.

Listen in for tips and ideas on how to make a difference through the approach you take to deal with day-to-day tasks, change or anything that is going on in the workplace

What does inspiration look and feel like? Gain insights into how you can bring inspiration to the workplace. 

Explore the importance of involving people to ensure things move forward and that change is successful

Whatever your role is you can still impact positively or negatively on change. Build the skills to be a real asset to your organisation. 

For change to happen leaders need to be consistent in their approach. Listen in for the ideas and insights on effective leadership. 

Would you do something if asked to by someone you didn't trust? Explore the importance of building trust as a leader to be able to successfully implement change. 

Having achieved some great results wouldn't it be wonderful for this to become business as usual. Discover some simple steps to make this happen

For real business differences to be made people need to be involved. Gain insights into how to help others to take personal responsibility and have the motivation to improve results.

Key to successful leadership is the ability to have a real impact on business performance. Listen in to discover the qualities needed to build trust and manage change successfully.

An overview of the three essential steps to take to improve business performance. Explore how these can be broken down even further to guarantee success.

With over twenty tips shared in this episode, this gives you the opportunity to pick those ideas that will enable you to achieve more by using Results Focused Thinking in your day-to-day work and life.

Continually building on your skills and abilities is crucial in dealing will the ever changing world of work. Listen in for tips and ideas to help you make the most of this process. 

Being aware of what to work on, and when is fundamental to attaining personal and business success. Assess your skills in this area by listening in for practical tips and advice. 

Just having some goals doesn’t necessarily mean that you will achieve everything you want. Discover the common mistakes to avoid when defining and taking action on goals.

It stands to reason that people are more likely to follow a leader that they trust. Gain insights into the key attributes and actions to build and sustain this important element of leadership.

How hot or painful does it have to be before people will jump? Find out how you can accelerate and drive change

What are the things stopping you, your team or organisation achieving maximum performance? Explore how the thinking within organisations can impact on the results achieved.

Most organisations have some sort of individual performance management process. Listen in for practical tips to help you get the most from this process for yourself or others.

Leaders have an important role to play in engaging others in the workplace. Gain insights into the commitment needed from the leadership team to maintain and improve engagement levels.

Effective communication is essential to team work. Build your understanding of the key areas of communication that impact on team performance. 

What make some leaders more successful than others? Listen in to discover the traits that can impact most when leading others.

Having something to aim for will increase the likelihood of hitting the target. Discover how leading with the end in mind can improve personal and business success.

Organisations are continually looking for ways to improve engagement. Gain insights into the impact of leaders and the role they can play in increasing engagement levels.

Asking yourself and others high quality questions will greatly enhance your thinking ability. Explore the power of asking the right question at the right time to accelerate and drive change.

Recognising that there are some things you can’t influence at times of change will help you to avoid banging your head against a brick wall. Gain insights into how to take control when going through change.

How you deal with change will be influenced by your thinking about the change. Discover how to ensure your thinking is helping you to manage and adapt to change. 

Knowing where you are heading and why is essential for change to be successful. Gain insights into how you can increase the positive reactions of others to change.

Leaders have a key role to play at times of change. Listen in to discover the positive impact you can have to help change go smoothly.

It is said there is a reason why we have one mouth and two ears! Take the time to explore how maximising the use of your listening skills can help others to make a difference.

To get different results you will need different actions. To get different actions you will need different thinking. Discover how to make an instant impact with different thinking.

Do you ever feel you are working in isolation? Find out how you can break out of your silo to work with others to achieve better results. 

To gain success it is essential to measure the impact of actions taken. Discover the key steps to take to make a real difference to business performance.

Does the culture in your organisation help people to feel engaged? Gain insights into how you can create a workplace environment that will help people feel that they want to give that bit more.

It is easy to blame others for feelings of disengagement. Explore the advantages of helping others recognise the part they can play in influencing their levels of engagement.

It is important to have goals to achieve the things you want to.  Listen in to build your understanding of how you can involve others in creating goals to build engagement.

To make improvements to employee engagement it is helpful to understand your starting point. Discover how to identify how engaged each individual is at any given time.

Leaders drive the performance of the organisation. Discover the key things to think about to improve individual and organisational performance.

What makes some leaders stand out from the crowd? Find out the qualities displayed by the leaders that really make a difference.

Different thinking leads to different actions which lead to different or better results. Gain insights into the thinking that helps leaders to be effective.

The thing that will set you apart from others is the quality of your thinking. Listen in to learn how this applies at a business level.

“Without a vision man shall perish.” Proverbs 6.2. Explore tips and thoughts on painting a vivid picture of the future to help others understand what is to be achieved.

Essential for business survival is the ability to continually improve results. Discover practical tips to ensure this is the focus in your organisation. 

People development can sometimes be perceived as a waste of time. Gain insights into how to ensure it gives you a return on investment.

Having lots of options can only increase your likelihood of success. Explore practical tools for generating ideas to help you achieve your goals.

How will you know if you have got to the end of your journey? Be clear on your ultimate destination with a well-defined goal.

Based on over 4000 hours of research the Go MAD Framework gives you a results focused thinking system. Discover how applying the principles of the Framework can help you achieve the things you want.

Ever wondered why some people get better results than others? Listen in for essential points about how your thinking impacts on the results achieved.

It is essential to acknowledge the culture need to underpin the performance of the organisation. Take the time to find out how you can drive forward cultural transformation.

What impact would it have on your organisation if everyone took personal responsibility to make a difference? Listen in to discover ideas to help others to feel engaged and want to play their part in improving business results.

Organisational change can cause a range of reactions from people. Explore the reasons behind these reactions to help you understand how to help others to move forward.

Key to change being successful is your ability to help others accept the new situation. Gain insights into how you can help others initiate or embrace change

You don’t need a coach to be coached. Discover an approach to take so you can coach yourself about anything, anytime.

It’s said we’re given two ears but only one mouth for a reason. So listen in for tips on enhancing your listening skills.

Coaching is an essential skill whatever your role at work to help others develop and achieve results. Find out how to continually develop these indispensable skills.

Do you always achieve what you set out to achieve each day? Take the time to gain insights into how you can influence the results you get with enhanced thinking.

If you do what you’re always done you’ll get what you’ve always got. Discover some simple things that if applied straight away will impact on your thinking, which will then influence your actions which will determine the results you get.

Understanding how to manage talent is key to the future success of the business. Explore thoughts and ideas on the part you can play in helping others reach their potential.

What highlights if someone has leadership potential? Discover the things to look out for in identifying future leaders early on so that their talent can be nurtured and developed.

The final podcast in a series of four on the topic of employee engagement. Gain insights into how levels of personal responsibility can impact on levels of engagement.

Third in a series of four podcasts about employee engagement, very much a topic of the moment. Build your understanding of the importance of people managers in making employee engagement a success.

Second in a series of four podcasts all about employee engagement. Thought provoking tips about helping others discover their motivation to make a difference at work.

Employee engagement appears to be high on the agenda for organisations, now, in the past and in the future. This is the first in a series of four podcasts exploring key issues in engaging employees.

Sometimes people are capable of much more than they can imagine. Explore tips and ideas to use to help others develop to fulfill their potential.

Whatever your role you will have the opportunity to influence those around you. Listen in to find out how to support others to be more innovative and creative in the workplace.

You may understand the process of defining goals and planning but how aware are you of the impact your levels of self-belief might be having on you at these times. Listen in for practical tips and ideas to take forward.

If you keep doing what you have always done, you will keep getting what you have always got. The same goes for your thinking. Decide to make some changes by listening in for ideas and thoughts on thinking in a different way.

Once you have defined your goals you will need to think about whom to involve to ensure they are achieved. Discover key actions to take to encourage others to help you achieve success.

Your own personal coaching session to help you make any difference that you want. Listen in for the key questions asked by Andy Gilbert MD of GO MAD Thinking and best selling author of the books Go MAD –the art of Making a Difference and Go MAD about Coaching.

You need to be bothered enough to make things happen. Gain insights into how your levels of personal motivation impact on what you achieve and the choices you can make to change this.

Great ideas can be generated when people come together. Listen in for a range of tips and thoughts to take forward when facilitating groups.

If you’ve ever uttered the words ‘I’m not creative’ then this is the podcast for you. Discover how to quickly and easily increase your capacity for creative thinking.

Are you the kind of person others want to be around? Find out the actions you can take on a daily basis to help others build their confidence.

Sometimes the thing that stops feedback being given is the concerns about how it might be received. Listen in for ways to ensure helpful thinking when delivering feedback.

Top tips on being a more than average leader. Plus the opportunity to claim a free book: How to make a difference by transforming managers into leaders.

Lots of questions fly around in our heads – but are they the right ones? Take the time to explore how to ask the high quality questions that will give you the answers needed to move forward as a leader.

Too much to do and not enough time to do it seems to be a common complaint in the busy world of today. Dip into ideas as to how you can help others to sort out what to do when.

To achieve what you want you need to have the end result in mind. Gain insights into steps to take to help those around you gain clarity about what they want to achieve.

Essential to your success is how you involve others. Focus on your career and the reasons you might need to connect with others to help you move forward.

Dealing with problems can be a great experience because of the creativity needed to reach solutions and the learning as a result. Gain insights into how to get to the root causes of problems plus practical tips on problem solving

A quick and easy technique to help you to turn problems into solutions. Listen in for five simple steps to success.

What causes pressure and how it is best dealt with varies from individual to individual Take some time to focus on these issues to help you manage your own levels of pressure.

How you react when under pressure will quite likely determine the outcome. Explore possible ways to positively influence how you manage yourself at times of excessive pressure.

Leaders have an essential role at times of change. Ensure you are employing leadership thinking by listening to the tips in this podcast.

How to understand the impact of change on you and others Change is ever present and impacts on us daily. Listen in for a whistle-stop tour of the key things to think about to manage the people issues of change.

Consider how much time and money could be saved if meetings were run effectively. Build on the points from podcast 104 about preparing for meetings to explore tips on running meetings to make them worth attending.

How much of your time at work is taken up with meetings? Explore the essentials of preparing to ensure that the time spent in meetings is worthwhile.

Take the time to stop and think about where are with your career. Listen in for pointers to help you look at your career in a slightly different way.

Based on the work of Robert Cialdini this podcast provides insights into key influencing techniques that you can use day to day. Listen in to discover Cialdini’s six weapons of influence.

How you interact with others plays a big role in business whatever your role or industry sector. Gain insights into how to strengthen your business relationships for mutual benefit.

However big or small your successes it is always good to celebrate. We at Go MAD Thinking are celebrating the release of our 100th Thinking for Business Success podcast. So join in our celebrations and email us at celebrate@gomadthinking.com with the subject line celebrate and receive a celebration e-book.

Key to success is having a strong enough reason why to get started and then continue. Listen in for tips on giving yourself that get up and got to make those differences you want to make.

Seventh in a series of eleven special Thinking for Success podcasts about Careers, which will focus on your personal values and how they impact on the work you do. The aim of this short podcast is to give you some tips and ideas for you to build on by downloading the accompanying Go To Work On Your Career Guide at www.gomadthinking.tv

If you like daydreaming and imagining the future then this podcast is for you. Discover how to engage your imagination to determine the actions needed today to get where you want.

An overview of the four goal defining techniques which will help you to determine what you want to achieve, and when. Gain insights into how to choose the right technique to create a well defined goal about anything

What is Organisational Development and who is responsible for this? Understand how to work with leaders at all levels so they take responsibility to be involved in taking actions to move the business forward.

How much thinking do you do about the things that will impact on your career in the future? Help yourself by listening in for the key areas to consider and some great questions to get you thinking.

If you do nothing else to manage your career take some time to listen to the five key points in this podcast. Learn the essentials of planning for career success.

This is a special edition podcast from Go MAD Thinking. Join Andy Gilbert and Kathryn Roberts as they discuss how to make your goals for 2011 a success.

We can learn a lot by reflecting on past successes and challenges. Diagnose your actions to determine your focus for achieving goals in the future.

The majority of thinking we do is one dimensional. Discover how to enhance your thinking by going three dimensional.

Sixth in a series of eleven special Thinking for Success podcasts about Careers, which will focus on your personal values and how they impact on the work you do. The aim of this short podcast is to give you some tips and ideas for you to build on by downloading the accompanying Go To Work On Your Career Guide at www.gomadthinking.tv

Parallel thinking involves getting alongside others to see things from their point of view. Learn how to use parallel thinking skills in meetings, negotiations and other interactions with others.

The questions you ask yourself impact on the quality of your thinking. Discover how to design and ask questions to help you to explore options and determine the way forward.

Key to your success whatever the situation will be your levels of confidence. Build on your skills for developing your self-belief with ideas and practical steps to take straight away.

Tips and ideas to help others learn to be accountable for their own actions. Also receive a free ebook 'How to make personal choices and take responsibility' by emailing responsibility@gomadthinking.com with the subject line podcast free ebook.

What does an inspiring leader do? How can leaders ensure they manage the people issues of change? Discover the answers to these questions and more in this podcast. Interesting listening whether you are in a leadership role or not.

It is great to be surrounded by others who are upbeat and focused on the positive. Help others to think about and work on their levels of self-belief using the tips in this podcast. Also check out our just-launched online coaching tool at www.icheev.com

Help others around you to solve problems, create goals or deal with challenges. Listen in for tips and ideas to help you make a difference to others.

Fifth in a series of eleven special Thinking for Success podcasts about Careers, which will focus on your personal values and how they impact on the work you do. The aim of this short podcast is to give you some tips and ideas for you to build on by downloading the accompanying Go To Work On Your Career Guide at www.gomadthinking.tv

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Culture in the workplace impacts on everyone within the organisation. Move your thinking forward using the ideas in this podcast whatever your role in the organisation.

Essential information about taking a solution focused thinking approach to organisational development. Learn how the principles of personal success can be interpreted at an organisational level.

Part two of this two part series on dealing with challenging people. Discover further tips and ideas on this topic. Also check out our audio book here on iTunes: Your Questions Answered; How to Deal Effectively with Difficult People.

Part one of a two part series on dealing with those people that seem a challenge to manage. Listen to this pragmatic podcast for thoughts and actions to take. Also check out our audio book here on iTunes: Your Questions Answered; How to Deal Effectively with Difficult People.

Second in a series of eleven special Thinking for Success podcasts about Careers, which will focus on your personal values and how they impact on the work you do. The aim of this short podcast is to give you some tips and ideas for you to build on by downloading the accompanying Go To Work On Your Career Guide at www.gomadthinking.tv.

A thought provoking podcast exploring the thoughts of John Kotter and his book Leading Change with further work by Andy Gilbert incorporating the Go MAD Thinking Framework.

People who are involved at times of change are more likely to react well to the change. Discover practical things to do to involve others and decrease any feelings of powerlessness.

This is the first in a series of career podcasts. Kathryn Roberts shows you how to define your career and make sure that your career path takes you where you want to go.

Ensure your plans are in line with your personal values and priorities. Explore some ways to work out what matters to you and how this impacts on your actions. 

When your goals are defined you then need to put plans in place to make things happen. Listen to this podcast for ideas to help you ensure you achieve what you want. Also receive a free e-book ‘How to produce plentiful possibilities, powerful priorities and perfect plans’’ by emailing planning@gomadthinking.com with the subject line podcast free ebook

If you dread the thought of standing up in front of others or would like to enhance your presentation skills then this is the podcast for you. Listen to gain insights into how to influence your thinking to increase your confidence and personal impact.

Vital listening if you would like to motivate and inspire others. Discover what passion is and how to this is best demonstrated in the workplace

Join Andy Gilbert and Kathryn Roberts to find out what issues to consider when implementing any change in a business.