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    HOW CAN YOU MAKE PEOPLE FEEL VALUED
    nicole calder
    • May 20
    • 2 min

    HOW CAN YOU MAKE PEOPLE FEEL VALUED

    i've often been thinking about how you can make people feel valued without costing an organisation a lot of money. here are some ideas: 1....
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    IT'S NOT ABOUT THE MONEY
    nicole calder
    • May 14
    • 2 min

    IT'S NOT ABOUT THE MONEY

    it's about the principle. i was recently demoted at work. demoted after being promised that nothing was changing with my role. demoted...
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    LOOK AFTER THE ONES WHO LOOK AFTER YOU
    nicole calder
    • May 11
    • 2 min

    LOOK AFTER THE ONES WHO LOOK AFTER YOU

    too often, we take good people for granted. these are the people that are like candles - the ones who burn themselves to give light to...
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    MY NEED FOR RECOGNITION
    nicole calder
    • Apr 19
    • 2 min

    MY NEED FOR RECOGNITION

    is it my need or is it a basic human need? why do we need to feel recognised? aren't we conditioned to believe that internal recognition...
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    ABSENCE OF TRUST
    nicole calder
    • Aug 3, 2021
    • 2 min

    ABSENCE OF TRUST

    over the past couple of years, i've been fortunate to give a few team talks to the team i play soccer for, Salisbury Inter Soccer Club,...
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    SAY SORRY
    nicole calder
    • Jun 19, 2021
    • 2 min

    SAY SORRY

    even if you don't think you're in the wrong. apologising doesn't mean you accept the other person's behaviour, nor does it mean you don't...
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    STAND UP FOR OTHERS
    nicole calder
    • May 23, 2021
    • 2 min

    STAND UP FOR OTHERS

    imagine a time when you were being bullied or a time when you were being uncomfortably hit on - how hard was it to stand up for yourself?...
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    IF NOT YOU, THEN WHO?
    nicole calder
    • May 17, 2021
    • 1 min

    IF NOT YOU, THEN WHO?

    how many times have you met someone and thought, holy shit, they're crazy? and because of that, you've decided they're too much. being...
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    MONEY MONEY MONEY
    nicole calder
    • Mar 2, 2021
    • 2 min

    MONEY MONEY MONEY

    "raise money for charity" - how many times have you been asked to either raise funds for an organisation or donate money to a cause? how...
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    WHAT MAKES A STRONG CULTURE?
    nicole calder
    • Jan 23, 2021
    • 2 min

    WHAT MAKES A STRONG CULTURE?

    safety. a strong culture is epitomised by the level in which individuals feel they can be themselves and aren't just accepted for that,...
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    YOU HAVE TO REINFORCE THE GOOD
    nicole calder
    • Sep 16, 2020
    • 1 min

    YOU HAVE TO REINFORCE THE GOOD

    in fact, you have to do this often. if you want to change someone’s behaviour, telling them what they’re doing wrong is less effective...
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    BELIEF
    nicole calder
    • Jul 13, 2020
    • 2 min

    BELIEF

    take a great player, put them in a toxic team. what happens? the great player becomes not-so-great. is it the player’s fault, or is it...
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    YOUR BOSS IS A HUMAN TOO
    nicole calder
    • May 29, 2020
    • 1 min

    YOUR BOSS IS A HUMAN TOO

    this past week, i witnessed two men i respect become vulnerable with me. one admitted that he had been struggling with motivation ever...
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    HOW TO START A MOVEMENT
    nicole calder
    • May 19, 2020
    • 1 min

    HOW TO START A MOVEMENT

    Is a leader a leader if no one follows them? Isn’t the primary purpose of a leader to do just that, to lead? But what happens if you...
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    The most underrated form of leadership
    nicole calder
    • May 15, 2020
    • 4 min

    The most underrated form of leadership

    Is a leader a leader if no one follows them? I remember being posed this question in a social psychology class many years ago and I’ve...
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    Coaching philosophy 2.0
    nicole calder
    • Apr 25, 2020
    • 6 min

    Coaching philosophy 2.0

    What is my coaching philosophy all about? The same thing that my life is all about: people. Specifically though, establishing connections...
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    LEADERSHIP
    nicole calder
    • Mar 28, 2020
    • 2 min

    LEADERSHIP

    what makes a great leader? leaders use their social influence to maximise the efforts of others to achieve a common goal. notice what...
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    What makes a great leader?
    nicole calder
    • Mar 27, 2020
    • 4 min

    What makes a great leader?

    What makes a leader great? Well first, let’s look at what it means to be a leader. There are many definitions on the web, but I’ll use...
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    Self-isolation
    nicole calder
    • Mar 23, 2020
    • 5 min

    Self-isolation

    That’s what we’ve all essentially been confined to, except for those that are still working. What could possibly be so hard about staying...
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    Covid-19
    nicole calder
    • Mar 22, 2020
    • 4 min

    Covid-19

    What a time to be alive. We’re in the middle of something that has the potential to be a turning point in history. This is the first...
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