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Mind Your Own Business

Dr Denise Meyerson Director of Education at Management Consultancy International recently contributed to a feature article in Virgin Blue's Voyeur Magazine March 2008 issue.

The question put to Dr Meyerson was "Do casual Fridays and Facebook, the new office trends spell the end of...

Podcast - Job interview preparation

Podcast - Presenting with Confidence

We've all sat through bloated and boring presentations and shared in the suffering of a clearly nervous presenter. In this podcast, Gavin Wedell, Head Facilitator at Management Consultancy International describes how to present effectively and with confidence. He also introduces the concept of...

Recent Articles

Trainers with their heads in the sand will get kicked in the rear

Write an effective executive summary

Another long report and yet another executive summary that is 10 pages long. Participants at our report writing programs have been asking recently for some tips on how to condense their executive summaries into a one page document. This is indeed a challenge – but certainly achievable. ...
by Dr Denise Meyerson

Information Overload

How to control your email without it controlling you. Email was intended to make written communication more efficient - and become a great time-saver. In some cases, the exact opposite has happened and some of feel more stressed and frustrated than ever by the amount of email that floods our...
by Dr Denise Meyerson

Adult Play

Adult Play in Organizations not leisure PLAY, not frivolous PLAY but ADULT PLAY WITH A PURPOSE − it is there already!

How can we say that you already use PLAY in your organization? Let’s talk about what kind of
play this is. It is not leisure play, it...
by Dr Denise Meyerson

The Collaboration Challenge

From LEGO® Serious Play™   in Thunder Bay, Ontario. : www.lloydsmith.ca

The Collaboration Challenge
 
Many people think that innovation comes from the hard work of one individual, someone who quietly works alone and then one day...
by Dr Denise Meyerson

Piecing Things Together

Piecing things together
Jul 5th 2007
From The Economist print edition

What companies can learn from playing with Lego


WHEN recruiting at British universities, PricewaterhouseCoopers, a
consultancy, presents candidates with an unusual exercise....
by Dr Denise Meyerson

Strategic Planning using LEGO SERIOUS PLAY

"Only 11% of executives are highly satisfied that strategic planning is worth the effort."
Research in 2005 by Marakon Associates and the Economist Intelligence Unit among senior executives from 156...
by Dr Denise Meyerson

The Creative Competencies

Robert Rasmussen

The Creative Competencies
 
 Traditional models of leadership put a single all-powerful individual in the driver's seat and leave little room for others to access their creativity.
 
 Over eight years, Charles...
by Dr Denise Meyerson

Government Funded Traineeship Information for HR Professionals

This chapter provides clear information on how government-funded traineeships are effectively implemented in organisations. Traineeships are a valuable staff development tool if applied in a logical and business-focused way.
Traditionally there has been no...
by Dr Denise Meyerson

Qualification Rules Cert IV FLM BSB40807

The new BSB40807 replaces the previous Certificate 4 in Business (Frontline Management) and is already endorsed.  RTO's such as Management Consultancy International are able to train out the previous qualification...
by Dr Denise Meyerson

Think Big... play with LEGO

The Financial Review has written an article about LEGO SERIOUS PLAY.