Binge Thinking | Blogging for the mindful | Go Mad Thinking | www.gomadthinking.com http://www.gomadthinking.com/binge_thinking Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:48:47 +0000 http://www.gomadthinking.com/binge_thinking/a-new-decade-of-thinking-andy-gilbert Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Happy New Year and welcome to 2010. How much thinking time have you planned in your diary for the coming weeks, months and years? Will this be the decade where solution focused thinking skills are recognised by the wider world as the key to making a difference and business success? http://www.gomadthinking.com/binge_thinking/a-new-decade-of-thinking-andy-gilbert http://www.gomadthinking.com/binge_thinking/winter-wedding-saved-by-solution-focused-thinking-ros-palmer Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000 As we all turn our thoughts to the year ahead and return to work surely one of the stories that will be discussed over the coffee break in offices today, is that one of the most heartfelt Christmas stories was about the bride whose wedding was saved by involving others. http://www.gomadthinking.com/binge_thinking/winter-wedding-saved-by-solution-focused-thinking-ros-palmer http://www.gomadthinking.com/binge_thinking/unlock-the-secrets-of-effective-change Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Imagine feeling good about change, in control and eager for more. Sound like you? Or does it sound like a mindset you would like? At some point we all feel uncomfortable with change. The good new is there's always help at hand. We've been working successfully with change management for over 10 years, helping individuals, teams and organisations deliver cost effective change programmes that work. Our experiences have prompted us to revisit one of our most popular books "How to save time and money by managing organisationatil change effectively". We have updated and republished it as a practical and engaging workbook. http://www.gomadthinking.com/binge_thinking/unlock-the-secrets-of-effective-change http://www.gomadthinking.com/binge_thinking/alliance-boots Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Alliance Boots is the world's largest pharmacy-led health and beauty retailer. Boots The Chemist UK retail business is the most trusted brand on the high street, with 2,300 stores nationwide. Central to the company's success is Boots Supply Chain. It is responsible for managing the end-to-end flow of stock from suppliers to stores. With an ambitious plan to restructure the entire Supply Chain, Matt Burton (Supply Chain Learning & Development Manager of Boots) appointed Go MAD Thinking to spearhead a three-year change management programme from 2006 to 2009.  http://www.gomadthinking.com/binge_thinking/alliance-boots http://www.gomadthinking.com/binge_thinking/go-mad-thinking-wins-award-for-increasing-profits-for-the-co-op Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Well the awards just keep coming this year. On Wednesday 20 October we were announced winners, for our work with The Midcounties Cooperative, for the Providing Education & Training category in the National Training Awards (East Midlands). Organised on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) by UK Skills, The National Training Awards honour those who have made an outstanding contribution and commitment to training in the workplace. http://www.gomadthinking.com/binge_thinking/go-mad-thinking-wins-award-for-increasing-profits-for-the-co-op http://www.gomadthinking.com/binge_thinking/world-record-anyone-ros-palmer Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Flush from his recent string of Award wins and always up for a new challenge, Andy Gilbert and a Go MAD team are entering the World Conker Championships on 10.10.10. http://www.gomadthinking.com/binge_thinking/world-record-anyone-ros-palmer http://www.gomadthinking.com/binge_thinking/liquid-modernity-ros-palmer Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 I love new terminology and have just discovered (thank to trendwatching.com) 'Liquid Modernity' by Polish sociologist Zymunt Bauman. Says the article in trendwatching.com/briefing: "Liquid Modernity" is Bauman's term for the present condition of the world as contrasted with the "solid" modernity that preceded it. According to Bauman, the passage from "solid" to "liquid" modernity has created a new and unprecedented setting for individual life pursuits, confronting individuals with a series of challenges never before encountered. Social forms and institutions no longer have enough time to solidify and cannot serve as frames of reference for human actions and long-term life plans, so individuals have to find other ways to organize their lives. http://www.gomadthinking.com/binge_thinking/liquid-modernity-ros-palmer http://www.gomadthinking.com/binge_thinking/you-ltd-ros-palmer Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Multiple book offers arrive in my inbox every day but my attention was grabbed today by, Know Me, Like Me, Follow Me a book written by social networking Ecademy founder Penny Power that (sic) "takes you on a journey into the online business world". A sample chapter has the following paragraph: "To be an individual capitalist you have to create a brand – You Ltd, You Plc – be in demand, be known and have a globally trusted name that earns you respect and feeds you. To do this, you need to know your unique contribution, your talent, your skill, your passion and your reason for getting up in the morning. Money cannot be the only motivator. Your contribution has to be what creates the heartbeat that wakes you up". http://www.gomadthinking.com/binge_thinking/you-ltd-ros-palmer http://www.gomadthinking.com/binge_thinking/get-out-and-make-a-difference-to-your-thinking-ros-palmer Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Go MAD Thinking is located in the beautiful countryside of Leicestershire, amidst Charnwood Forest and farmland. We work from a converted farm and much of our 'thinking space' is the amongst the six and half acres of land around us. We know the benefits to our thinking of being in such an environment. On a personal level, a walk in the country will always clear my head, lift a bad mood and generally make me happy to be alive. So it's with interest that I discovered that a recent study suggests that walking in nature might actually benefit your brain. http://www.gomadthinking.com/binge_thinking/get-out-and-make-a-difference-to-your-thinking-ros-palmer http://www.gomadthinking.com/binge_thinking/happy-hour-is-9-5 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 I just came across this book (Happy Hour is 9 - 5) by Alexander Kjerulf because I Googled:  'Happy at work'.   I was prompted by two recent articles, one in Psychologies magazine about workplace contentment and a report in People Management on Organisational Development (What does OD DO?).  All have a common theme regarding engaging workforces and making work a good place to be.  OD is "generally considered as a post-war response to the dehumanising effects of scientific management practices, which saw workers as small cogs within a well-oiled organisational machinery". http://www.gomadthinking.com/binge_thinking/happy-hour-is-9-5