Posts Tagged ‘ personal efficiency ’

A Tale of Borders, Fences and Limits

May 1st, 2012 | By Fabienne
A Tale of Borders, Fences and Limits

  Would you like to try a few coaching questions? Take a notepad and get started: Setting limits at work is an important yet delicate question. Just like some individuals prefer high and elaborate metallic fences around their houses, others would rather go for some open gardens only delineated by a few plants and yet
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Successful Contrasts — a Tribute to Moebius

Apr 2nd, 2012 | By Fabienne
Successful Contrasts — a Tribute to Moebius

France, Belgium and Japan share that culture and love for comics, which is sometimes difficult to understand in other countries. This passion is so widely shared it spreads across ages. Comics are in no way seen as a simplified version of books, an entry point into real litterature… They’re not just meant for kids who
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Tea or Coffee? Both, Please!

Mar 21st, 2012 | By Fabienne
Tea or Coffee? Both, Please!

Would you like to try a few coaching questions? Take a notepad and get started: How happy do you feel about your current health and energy level? What positive habits have you integrated in your daily life to take care of your health and energy? How often do you follow these? How effective are they?
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Success And The City

Mar 5th, 2012 | By Fabienne
Success And The City

Would you like to try a few coaching questions? Take a notepad and get started: What were your key successes over the last year? Who are the people who need to know about them? Who among these people are indeed aware of your successes? What do they know about them? What do they ignore? What
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How About a Scottish Shower? — an Energy Booster

Jan 9th, 2012 | By Fabienne
How About a Scottish Shower? — an Energy Booster

Have you ever heard of a “Scottish Shower”? That’s how we call it in French: start your shower with your favorite temperature, nice and warm, or even pretty hot… and then slowly but surely decrease the temperature until it’s only cold water flowing. Quick, cold showers are so energizing! If you’ve never tried, it might
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So Where is it All Going? — An Energy Booster

Dec 19th, 2011 | By Fabienne
So Where is it All Going? — An Energy Booster

Do you sometimes feel exhausted at work? Do you sometimes finish your working day and just wonder where your energy all went? Or even worse – it’s noon and if you’re feeling tired already? You might benefit from improving your awareness and skills regarding how you deal with your energy. Learn where your energy is
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Sim-pli-fy ! An Inspiration Booster

Dec 12th, 2011 | By Fabienne
Sim-pli-fy ! An Inspiration Booster

It’s important to understand and navigate through complexity… Inspiration rarely choses nerdy, complicated, nerve-breaking or headache-provoking alleys. Inspiration is very much about simple, obvious and striking images. About an immediate and compelling understanding. It’s the “eurêka” moment that creates alleviation and joy, and triggers the desire to act. That sudden “insight” which fuels our energy
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Sur un air de flûte — A Work Story

Oct 5th, 2011 | By Fabienne
Sur un air de flûte — A Work Story

Does your work week feel like a long list of exhausting tasks? As I was filing some old musical scores the other day, I got intrigued and reviewed some pages, remembering with pleasure how I loved to play certain pieces or on the contrary struggled with some technically challenging parts. I looked, turned pages and
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Good Bye and Good Luck! — A Courage Booster

Sep 14th, 2011 | By Fabienne
Good Bye and Good Luck! — A Courage Booster

Too many options? Sometimes moving ahead is not about spending time reading books or reports, visiting yet another new training or reflecting about an issue even more in-depth. Sometimes it’s not even about gathering new information or collecting informed advices. Sometimes moving ahead is about picking that one issue you’ve been wanting to tackle for
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Alerte maximum – sortez vos masques ! — A Management Story

Jul 19th, 2011 | By Fabienne
Alerte maximum – sortez vos masques ! — A Management Story

“… Première urgence : attendez-vous à une inspection surprise de nos locaux dans la journée. Donc mise en place du dispositif d’apparence à son niveau maximal. Mercadet, vous allez vous reposer maintenant, vous devez être parfaitement réveillé quand ils débarqueront. Puis, faites disparaître les coussins. Voisenet, évacuez vos revues d’ichtyologie, Froissy, plus une trace de
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