http://www.onepageprofile.co.uk/ BabeeBlog Articles Sun, 13 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT en-us http://www.onepageprofile.co.uk/people/countymanagement/paulthomas/babeeblog.asp?aid=278 http://www.onepageprofile.co.uk/people/countymanagement/paulthomas/babeeblog.asp?aid=278 Sun, 13 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Dr Paul Thomas of County Management Consultants has just finished his latest assignment in Cyprus, helping the management team at Hellenic Copper Mines to improve their creativity. Hellenic Copper Mines carries on a centuries old tradition of extracting copper from the hills of Cyprus, first recorded in the fourth millennium BC. The words "aes Cyprium" appear in Roman writings of the Earl http://www.onepageprofile.co.uk/people/countymanagement/paulthomas/babeeblog.asp?aid=223 http://www.onepageprofile.co.uk/people/countymanagement/paulthomas/babeeblog.asp?aid=223 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT SMART action plans have been around for a long time. For an ENTP that creates an immediate challenge : time to find a NEW approach. Here is my answer, which has been well accepted by delegates on my seminars, both in Cyprus and the UK. It is based on the poem by Rudyard Kipling which goes: "I keep six honest serving men, they taught me all I knew; Their names are What a http://www.onepageprofile.co.uk/people/countymanagement/paulthomas/babeeblog.asp?aid=199 http://www.onepageprofile.co.uk/people/countymanagement/paulthomas/babeeblog.asp?aid=199 Sat, 22 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT One of the issues people like me (ENTP) face is our uncanny, and not always accurate, ability to know the answer almost as soon as the question is asked (called iNtuition in the MBTI profile). However, the great thing about people is our ability to respond outside our preferences, I call it "response:ability". We have the responsibility to behave in ways that will improve our effectivene http://www.onepageprofile.co.uk/people/countymanagement/paulthomas/babeeblog.asp?aid=190 http://www.onepageprofile.co.uk/people/countymanagement/paulthomas/babeeblog.asp?aid=190 Fri, 14 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT Working away today, I found myself answering emails and not getting on with completing the creation of my seminar on "Growing the Business without Increasing Costs", which is being delivered on 26th and 27th January in Lefkosia (Nicosia) Cyprus. That reminded me of the 4Ds time management model I often show to people who attend my seminars. This model says that for every 10 tasks you hav http://www.onepageprofile.co.uk/people/countymanagement/paulthomas/babeeblog.asp?aid=186 http://www.onepageprofile.co.uk/people/countymanagement/paulthomas/babeeblog.asp?aid=186 Tue, 11 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT You know that I have a business in Cyprus and an interest in all things Hellenic. Well my latest self:teaching project is to use the Myers:Briggs Type Indicator to investigate ways individuals and organisations react to change. My guide to this journey is "Introduction to Type and Change" and Googling a reference from there led me to Heraclitus of Ephesus a 1st Century BC philosopher and a http://www.onepageprofile.co.uk/people/countymanagement/paulthomas/babeeblog.asp?aid=183 http://www.onepageprofile.co.uk/people/countymanagement/paulthomas/babeeblog.asp?aid=183 Fri, 07 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT I am presenting my next seminar in Cyprus at the Hilton Park, Lefkosia (Nicosia) on 26/27th January. The topic is "Growing your Business without Increasing Costs". The programme is heavily subsidised by the Cyprus Government through the Human Resource Development Authority (????) and promoted by the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce (????). In the present business climate, organisations a