is your organisation run well?
over the past couple of weeks, i have started a job and quit and i've had a trial shift in which i never contacted the organisation...
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nicole calder
- May 21, 2022
- 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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nicole calder
- May 12, 2022
- 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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nicole calder
- Aug 4, 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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nicole calder
- May 24, 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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nicole calder
- Mar 3, 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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nicole calder
- Jan 24, 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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nicole calder
- Sep 17, 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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nicole calder
- Jul 14, 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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nicole calder
- May 30, 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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nicole calder
- May 20, 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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nicole calder
- May 16, 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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nicole calder
- Mar 29, 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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nicole calder
- Mar 28, 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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nicole calder
- Mar 24, 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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nicole calder
- Mar 23, 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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nicole calder
- Mar 2, 2020
- 5 min
To be a being
What does that even mean? What does it mean to be human? And what does it mean to be a being? What differentiates the two? And why is...
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nicole calder
- Feb 24, 2020
- 1 min
WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE?
actually give a shit. why? because many organisations and people don’t. so give a shit about your people and their development. care...
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nicole calder
- Nov 7, 2019
- 7 min
What is the most important attribute in becoming successful?
Luck. Yes, you read that correctly. Luck, not hard work. Hard work certainly has its role, but it’s the presence, or absence, of luck...
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nicole calder
- Aug 22, 2019
- 4 min
The cost of commitment
We see commitment as being virtuous, but is it really? Do good things really come to those who are committed, loyal, and devoted? Or is...
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