http://buschmanconsultancy.com/en/ transforming lives & business Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:47:21 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://buschmanconsultancy.com/en/2013/05/28/the-halo-and-horn-effect/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-halo-and-horn-effect http://buschmanconsultancy.com/en/2013/05/28/the-halo-and-horn-effect/#comments Tue, 28 May 2013 10:00:53 +0000 Marco Buschman http://buschmanconsultancy.com/?p=6955 As early as in 1920, Edward Thorndike demonstrated that we tend to attribute characteristics to a person based on just one character trait. And because we want to prove we’ve made the right judgement, in all our interactions with this person we are constantly looking for ‘evidence’ that shows that we are … Read full story →]]> http://buschmanconsultancy.com/en/2013/05/28/the-halo-and-horn-effect/feed/ 2 http://buschmanconsultancy.com/en/2013/04/29/the-702010-principle/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-702010-principle http://buschmanconsultancy.com/en/2013/04/29/the-702010-principle/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 10:00:32 +0000 Marco Buschman http://buschmanconsultancy.com/?p=6841 Stop attending training courses that don’t produce any results. The kind of courses where you spend the whole day sitting at a U-shaped table, with the trainer overwhelming you with his knowledge and insights, accompanied by stunning graphics, wonderful films and spicy one-liners, and where you take down notes on the deluxe … Read full story →]]> http://buschmanconsultancy.com/en/2013/04/29/the-702010-principle/feed/ 4 http://buschmanconsultancy.com/en/2013/03/28/the-janushead-of-talent-development/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-janushead-of-talent-development http://buschmanconsultancy.com/en/2013/03/28/the-janushead-of-talent-development/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 10:00:46 +0000 Richard van der Lee http://buschmanconsultancy.com/?p=6862 Janus was the Roman God with two faces. In itself striking when he is linked with talent development. The importance to accept talent development with open arms in words and by talking about it is very simple. The other side of the story is to actually do something with it, but often this … Read full story →]]> http://buschmanconsultancy.com/en/2013/03/28/the-janushead-of-talent-development/feed/ 0 http://buschmanconsultancy.com/en/2013/02/28/the-three-levels-of-listening/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-three-levels-of-listening http://buschmanconsultancy.com/en/2013/02/28/the-three-levels-of-listening/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 10:00:32 +0000 Marco Buschman http://buschmanconsultancy.com/?p=6721 Seeing a butterfly struggling to emerge from its cocoon, a man decides to lend it a hand. He takes a pair of scissors and very carefully he cuts the cocoon open. Now the butterfly can move freely and fly away – he thinks. But that’s not what happens at all! The butterfly … Read full story →]]> http://buschmanconsultancy.com/en/2013/02/28/the-three-levels-of-listening/feed/ 0 http://buschmanconsultancy.com/en/2013/01/28/12-proven-strategies-for-becoming-a-happier-person/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=12-proven-strategies-for-becoming-a-happier-person http://buschmanconsultancy.com/en/2013/01/28/12-proven-strategies-for-becoming-a-happier-person/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 10:00:15 +0000 Marco Buschman http://buschmanconsultancy.com/?p=6588 In my previous article, I outlined a number of insights about happiness that feature in Sonja Lyubomirski’s book ‘The How of Happiness’. Today’s article expands on this topic, describing 12 strategies she has derived from scientific research that, when implemented correctly, will make us feel happier. You will notice that what they … Read full story →]]> http://buschmanconsultancy.com/en/2013/01/28/12-proven-strategies-for-becoming-a-happier-person/feed/ 0 http://buschmanconsultancy.com/en/2012/12/28/the-how-of-happiness/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-how-of-happiness http://buschmanconsultancy.com/en/2012/12/28/the-how-of-happiness/#comments Fri, 28 Dec 2012 10:00:14 +0000 Marco Buschman http://buschmanconsultancy.com/?p=6380 How do you become genuinely and enduringly happy? Sonja Lyubomirsky, a highly respected researcher in the field of Positive Psychology, has analysed numerous hypotheses proposed by researchers of happiness, and her new book ‘The How of Happiness’ includes all the theories that have been scientifically tested. ‘The scientific world isn’t perfect, but … Read full story →]]> http://buschmanconsultancy.com/en/2012/12/28/the-how-of-happiness/feed/ 0 http://buschmanconsultancy.com/en/2012/11/28/5-reasons-for-working-with-role-play-actors/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=5-reasons-for-working-with-role-play-actors http://buschmanconsultancy.com/en/2012/11/28/5-reasons-for-working-with-role-play-actors/#comments Wed, 28 Nov 2012 05:30:43 +0000 Marco Buschman http://buschmanconsultancy.com/?p=6269 As part of training sessions and/or coaching trajectories, there are many options available to help your students to implement their newly acquired knowledge in practice. One of those options is to work with a Role Play actor. This gives students “in-the-moment” experience of the impact of existing and/or effective behaviour. And it … Read full story →]]> http://buschmanconsultancy.com/en/2012/11/28/5-reasons-for-working-with-role-play-actors/feed/ 0 http://buschmanconsultancy.com/en/2012/10/22/7-differences-between-a-group-and-a-team/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=7-differences-between-a-group-and-a-team http://buschmanconsultancy.com/en/2012/10/22/7-differences-between-a-group-and-a-team/#comments Mon, 22 Oct 2012 09:00:08 +0000 Marco Buschman http://buschmanconsultancy.com/?p=6178 For years now, organisations have been under increasing pressure to improve performance while making use of fewer resources. Measures to cut costs and streamline processes have been implemented and methods of collaboration have become more effective and efficient. And so now we have organisations with flatter structures, which are being run increasingly … Read full story →]]> http://buschmanconsultancy.com/en/2012/10/22/7-differences-between-a-group-and-a-team/feed/ 0 http://buschmanconsultancy.com/en/2012/08/29/the-two-business-partners/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-two-business-partners http://buschmanconsultancy.com/en/2012/08/29/the-two-business-partners/#comments Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:00:11 +0000 Marco Buschman http://buschmanconsultancy.com/?p=5378 What do you do when the long-standing collaboration with your business partner suddenly takes a turn for the worst? When you find your trust is being abused and you are forced into the role of an ‘outsider’. How do you respond in such a situation? Is there any future in such a … Read full story →]]> http://buschmanconsultancy.com/en/2012/08/29/the-two-business-partners/feed/ 0 http://buschmanconsultancy.com/en/2012/07/30/act-normal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=act-normal http://buschmanconsultancy.com/en/2012/07/30/act-normal/#comments Mon, 30 Jul 2012 13:46:33 +0000 Marco Buschman http://buschmanconsultancy.com/?p=5267 Are you feeling a little down or depressed? Would you describe your child as being lively or is he/she suffering from AHDH? At what point does feeling sad become a disease that has to be treated? And does that treatment consist of medicine or cognitive therapy? Is a psychological disorder genetically determined … Read full story →]]> http://buschmanconsultancy.com/en/2012/07/30/act-normal/feed/ 0