June 2007

 

 
 

...the contents of your brain today?"

 


Maybe in the future this will be a prerequisite for employees when they arrive at their desks each morning. For now, being engaged in what you do and enhancing the quality of your thinking is key.

In this month's packed MAD About Thinking (the information newsletter from Go MAD Thinking) we aim to stimulate your thinking, challenge any inertia and provide you with ready to use advice which will help you to download the best of yourself into your work and home life.

 
In this issue of MAD About Thinking
 


1. Passionate about podcasts

Our fortnightly podcasts in the new Go MAD Thinking for Business Success series are proving to be a huge success. The first three have achieved five star ratings and entered the top 20 listings in the business sections of iTunes, climbing as high as No.2.

The latest release on June 4th 2007 is entitled 'How to win £65,000' More...

2. Under my umbrella
– Helping YOU to think

It's not just Rihanna (No.1 in the singles chart) who has been sheltering under her umbrella recently. During the awful weather over May Bank Holiday anyone who ventured out would have been wise to do so. At Go MAD Thinking we love umbrellas and use them every day rain or shine. More...


3. 7 Great tips for coaching others
– Helping OTHERS to think

When coaching someone else you may often be faced with a situation in which you lack the technical knowledge or experience in a specific topic to feel confident that you can coach effectively. Relax. It is impossible to be an expert in everything and frankly it doesn't matter. More...

4. Meetings are more expensive than footballers
– Helping TEAMS to think

James T. Kirk says, "A meeting is an event where minutes are taken and hours wasted". What he fails to add is just how high the cost can be and that it can add up to more than a top footballer's wages across a year! More...

5. Stormin' Norman revisited
– Helping ORGANISATIONS to think

I once spent an hour in a hot tub in Hawaii with General Norman Schwarzkopf. More...



6. Share our news

Ship to shore – review of the HR Forum
Bookworms unite
S.U.M.O. Your Relationships
Pay It forward (Andy Gilbert's £65,000 Giveaway)
Karmatube your day
gomadthinking.tv
Work placement opportunities

7. Small is beautiful
(Includes this month's special offer)

Albert Einstein said, "Small is the number of people who see with their eyes and think with their minds". Never was this more true than for owners of small business who will bring all their passion and solution focused thinking to their enterprise. One of the biggest challenges facing them is to work both on and in the business at the same time.

The good news for small business owners is that Go MAD Thinking is offering its unique take on these challenges in a new multi media product release, 'The Small Business Growth System'. More...

8. Forthcoming Go MAD Programmes

Go MAD Solution Focused Thinking 4-Day Open Programmes:

3rd - 6th July
7th - 10th August
4th - 7th September
2nd - 5th October

To discover more, visit www.gomadthinking.com

Negotiating For Results

27th - 28th September
25th - 26th October
22nd - 23rd November

Download 'Negotiating for Results' information sheet for further programme information.

9. Quote of the month

"People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use."
Soren Kierkegaard, quoted in The Guardian

 
 


If you want to find out how we can work with you for personal or business development then contact Gale at the Go MAD Team (gale@gomadthinking.com) or visit our website at www.gomadthinking.com.

Similarly, if you have any questions, want further information or to comment on the information in this issue of MAD About Thinking please contact me, Rosalyn Palmer on 01509 891313 or email me at rosalyn@gomadthinking.com.

Best wishes from,
Rosalyn Palmer
Editor
MAD About Thinking
http://www.gomadthinking.com/

P.S Remember to look out for more 10th Anniversary offers in future editions of MAD About Thinking.

 

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