What we can all learn from Phil Collin’s!

by on November 25, 2016in Bevis Moynan, Personal development

I was away in Wales for half term (Aberdovey to be precise) an amazing place by the coast where mountains and the Sea collide! We were away with a big family group and hence my grip on the TV remote was not quite as secure and I found myself watching the Jonathan Ross show one evening… Not my typical fare however I found myself being drawn in to the interview with Phil Collin’s. The first thing that struck me was when he walked onto set with a walking stick. In my mind he was still actively drumming away In a…

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If you could travel in time!

by on October 21, 2016in Bevis Moynan, Business Development

I was fortunate enough to be travelling back from Bali recently where I spent a fantastic couple of weeks on an entrepreneurial retreat…. On the plane on the way back I settled into watching a film which had the base premise of time travel. The men in the family had the ability to travel in time and age 21 the sons where told of this ability by their father… The film had the usual hi-jinks you could imagine with a young man suddenly finding he had the ability to re-live events and do things differently… As the film progressed things…

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Greetings from Bali!

by on September 27, 2016in Bevis Moynan, Business Development

I am currently a week into an Entrepreneurial Retreat in Bali, and what an experience it has been so far… On a couple of mornings during this first week, when my eyes have been opened to new learnings, I have felt myself start to experience an old sense of urgency… More recently I have been living much more presently, mindfully and in the moment. So what had caused this shift in state that had taken me out of the moment as my mind wandered into the future? The answer? The very thing I came to the retreat for, knowledge which…

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Not your ordinary dentist appointment…

by on September 17, 2016in Bevis Moynan, Business Development

I wouldn’t usually however felt compelled to describe my experience this morning to see if it helps shine light on the human dilemma/experience… I had a dentist appointment in London @9.30am of which I won’t bore you with the details (I’m not interested) and neither should you be… My experience on route however re-affirmed a few things for me… I woke late (children unusually sleeping past 6.30am) and Jules kindly reminded me I had an appointment to make and a train to catch… Not 100% sure where I was going I turned to the trusty electronic device, agh 4% battery…

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Manage your talent effectively

by on July 22, 2016in Bevis Moynan, Motivational Maps

Imagine if you could know precisely what motivates each of your key staff about their work. If you knew exactly what motivated them you could learn to relate to them in ways that would tend to enhance their motivation and not diminish it. Helping business leaders to recognize and understand the precise motivational drivers of their key staff allows them to accurately design bespoke processes of incentive and reward leading to more productivity, success and commitment from staff who subsequently enjoy greater fulfillment from their work. Using our on-line diagnostic tool which takes 12-15 minutes to complete and provides a 99.9% accurate report bespoke to you, we help people…

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De-motivated workforce?

by on June 12, 2016in Bevis Moynan, Business Development, Motivational Maps

Why do you think so little attention is paid to motivation within organizations? What could account for this neglect? From experience of using motivational maps in the work place we have found that the majority of people are not highly motivated. Motivational Maps has had over 20,000 Map profiles completed with hundreds of organizations and very few score in the higher motivation range. In many cases they are de-motivated and even at a crisis point. People need to work and their commitment to and engagement with their employer extends no further than the next pay cheque. This is not a…

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Why performance is in the body not the head! Lessons from professional sport!

by on May 22, 2016in Bevis Moynan, Business Development

I wanted to take the time to share with you an experience I had on Sunday… I was fortunate enough to be 12th man for Essex v Sri Lanka for the day and share the dressing room with the players and the coaching staff… What I experienced was both fabulous and a surprise… Why? Because as someone who played semi pro cricketer for 15 years and 1st team club cricket for 23 years the preparation for the game with Essex was more relaxed than anything I had experienced in top flight club cricket!!! That isn’t to say it wasn’t professional…

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Where do ideas come from?

by on April 10, 2016in Bevis Moynan, Business Development

I heard a comedian this week talking on the radio and when asked where his ideas came from he said quite glibly in my head of course…. Think about that for a minute and we can see the flaw, if we were to complete a lobotomy I am sure we may struggle to find the ideas… If we think about our best ideas we quickly understand that they do not emerge when we are stressed, angry, disappointed etc and instead those eureka moments always come from a place of calm… This is why enlightened organisations promote thinking time over needless…

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Why pain and suffering is more likely to bring happiness than winning the lottery!

by on April 3, 2016in Bevis Moynan, Personal development

Winning the lottery has been shown to negatively impact more people than it benefits! Now why on earth would that be so?? Many of us in this modern world fall into the trap of thinking that the solutions to happiness and peace are outside of us, that we will feel happy when we have the bigger house, when we pay the mortgage off or we have the kitchen clean and tidy! The more knowledgeable we become, the more we realise that any form, any thing outside of us doesn’t really make us feel any different! Happiness and peace come from…

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How to promote Motivational Maps to your customers

by on September 11, 2015in Bevis Moynan, Motivational Maps

I was asked recently by a client for some help selling the concept of motivational maps…. As a result of that conversation, the following language patterns emerged which I hope may be of use… Motivational maps is a profiling tool that helps you to… – Director: Gain control over your management and leadership style – Builder: Improve the financial performance of the business through improving the tangible measure motivation of each team member – Expert: Learn what motivates each member of the team and how you can use that valid knowledge to improve performance – Searcher: Gain a meaningful insight…

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