Monthly Archives: March 2019

Productive Relationships (Top 10 Business Challenges)

In a survey of top companies, The Insights Group found that developing productive relationships was considered to be one of the ten greatest business challenges. This could involve both internal and external relationships. Insights Discovery uses a four colour model, comprised of Cool Blue, Fiery Red, Earth Green and Sunshine Yellow energies, to describe people’s strengths, styles and team contributions. Everyone has all four energies, although no one is strong in all four, and the unique combination of these helps to determine why we think each and behave the way we do. A key part of ensuring that you have productive business relationships is to establish them before you need them. A neighbour you have never met before is less likely to lend you a cup of sugar or jump leads for your car than someone you have lived next …

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Changing Personnel – People Leaving

When asked by the Insights Group to reflect on the main problems facing their businesses, top companies shared that changes in personnel due to people leaving their organisation was in the top ten. Insights Discovery uses a four colour model, comprised of Cool Blue, Fiery Red, Earth Green and Sunshine Yellow energies, to describe people’s strengths, styles and team contributions. Everyone has all four energies, although no one is strong in all four, and the unique combination of these helps to determine why we think each and behave the way we do. While for some, colleagues moving on is a fact of life and nothing to write home about, for others, the disruption and uncertainty caused by staff turnover can be devastating. Losing employees is inevitable. You might not be haemorrhaging staff to the competition, but even the best company …

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Generating Revenue (Top 10 Business Challenges)

In a review of problems facing top companies, The Insights Group found that generating revenue was believed to be one of the top ten challenges. You may be able to generate revenue by replicating current practices or by implementing new ones. These approaches call for different styles. Insights Discovery will increase your self-awareness and can help you to employ some of the styles or working that you may not usually use. Insights Discovery uses a four colour model, comprised of Cool Blue, Fiery Red, Earth Green and Sunshine Yellow energies, to describe people’s strengths, styles and team contributions. Everyone has all four energies, although no one is strong in all four, and the unique combination of these helps to determine why we think each and behave the way we do. Say you are an individual that leads with Cool Blue …

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Getting the best out of our people (Top 10 Business Challenges)

In a survey conducted by the Insights Group, top companies considered that getting the best out of their people was one of their key issues. So how do you do this? Insights Discovery uses a four colour model, comprised of Cool Blue, Fiery Red, Earth Green and Sunshine Yellow energies, to describe people’s strengths, styles and team contributions. Everyone has all four energies, although no one is strong in all four, and the unique combination of these helps to determine why we think each and behave the way we do. It is important that you set clear directional goals for your business and that your employees all know and understand what these are and how you want them to be achieved. Employees that can see the bigger picture and have an understanding of where they fit within this are likely …

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