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Ram Dass, Lobsters and Solution-focused Coaching

by Damian Hamill 10:30 - 6th February 2012
I remember many years ago listening to a recording of a lecture by the spiritual teacher Ram Dass.  Ram Dass told of how his guru would respond when someone came to him and told him he had a problem - "You do not have a problem - you have need...

NLP for Business – utilising Meta-programmes.

by Damian Hamill 15:45 - 13th June 2011
Last week I spent an enjoyable five days teaching NLP for Business skills to a group of delegates at our beautifully situated Cheshire training venue, Booths Hall in Knutsford. Apart from enjoying the experience and perspectives of our students and strolling in the grounds at lunch time looking at...

Making the Most of Physical Space in Staff Appraisal

by Damian Hamill 14:02 - 12th May 2011
Recently I blogged on the subject of feedback and appraisal from Line Managers and showed how quality, clear, honest feedback has been shown to have a significant effect upon employee engagement. Research also showed that many employees felt that during their appraisal processes not enough focus was being placed...

Meta Model Magic! Precision language skills for communicating and unlocking potential!

by Damian Hamill 18:48 - 25th March 2011
Well all know what we mean when we say something, don’t we? And because we know what we mean everyone else should too, right? When it’s put as bluntly as that most of us would probably deny that we believe the type of statement I have just made,...

Seeking Management Training

by ClickConsult 15:45 - 5th March 2011
Whether you are an employer looking for management training help and courses for your current or potential staff, or you are an individual seeking some further training to make yourself more attractive to potential employers, consider Watt Works Consulting for all your leadership coaching and management coaching needs. Watt...

Work smarter, not harder

by ClickConsult 14:37 - 5th January 2011
Working hard is something that is deeply ingrained in our culture and, generally speaking, this is not something we resent. However, as the pace of life quickens and globalisation affects more and more aspects of the corporate world, the demands on our time and energy grow. This can lead to stress,...

Super Selection of Services

by ClickConsult 16:52 - 30th November 2010
We at Watt Works  believe that we have the finest selection of business coaching, development and training services available anywhere. From creative thinking courses to conflict resolution training, we can empower staff, management and executives with the skills which allow an organisation to flourish even in the most competitive...

NLP for Building Rapport – Is Trust Essential?

by Damian Hamill 18:40 - 25th November 2010
In a previous blog article I discussed the importance of the concept of rapport in engaging beneficially with others. I offered a tentative definition of rapport as “an ongoing relationship based upon a sufficient degree of communication and understanding to permit exploration and collaboration to proceed”.  Ask a dozen different...

Creativity in business

by ClickConsult 16:40 - 23rd November 2010
Watt Works business coaching breeds creative thinkers: we use innovation and experience to  design and constantly update our training courses in order to meet the rapidly changing demands of modern business. Our creativity allows us to quickly adapt to unexpected circumstances and to pre-empt future developments. We know creative thinkers...

Excellent Executive Coaching

by ClickConsult 15:41 - 9th November 2010
At Watt Works we are acutely aware of how history proves that every great army, organisation and business is led from the front. Leadership coaching and leadership development can allow you to dramatically improve your communication skills, ability to inspire and innovate, and motivational skills which will trickle down...

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Hello and welcome to “The Lightbulb”.

The Lightbulb is a blog that brings you the best in systems thinking, neuro linguistic programming and sports psychology and how the ideas and concepts from these areas can enhance performance for both individuals and organisations.

I’ll be bringing you ideas and concepts from a variety of disciplines … and including ideas from people such as Stafford Beer, Peter Senge, Humberto Maturana, Ross Ashby, Gregory Bateson, Norbert Wiener, Gordon Pask, Warren McCulloch, Buckminster Fuller, Heinz von Foerster, Milton  Erickson, Alfred Korzybski, Virginia Satir, Peter Drucker, Russell Ackoff, W. Edwards Deming and many, many more.

If you have an interest in individual or organisational change, transformation or coaching there should be something of interest here for you.  I’ll be exploring the application of ideas from the greatest thinkers of our time to a wide variety of issues in order to improve such things as personal and organisational communication, strategy creation, creativity and innovation, policy formation, performance management, governance, marketing, sales, facilitation and problem solving.

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