Vanessa Bennett1 February 2018LinkedIn What do overly empathetic leaders and drug dealers have in common?In a recent presentation I was giving, we were discussing negativity and the drain it can have on people’s productivity – not just for the negative person but for anyone who happens to be around them. Read full article
Vanessa Bennett25 January 2018LinkedIn Is your day being hijacked with staff asking you questions? Do this…Many of our clients seem to have this issue…… You know the one where you think you have plenty of time to get through your to-do list during the day and then you keep getting interrupted with people (often your staff) who keep asking you questions. And while leadership is a role to serve your […] Read full article
Vanessa Bennett18 January 2018LinkedIn Do you have a fast paced culture or a high performance culture?Before we work start working with clients we always do our due diligence to make sure we can add significant value to the business or person (and to ensure they are looking to take their high performance to the next level). Read full article
Vanessa Bennett14 December 2017LinkedIn Seasons greetingsFrom all of us here at NEP, we would like to wish you a very happy and safe festive season with your family and friends. We hope you take the opportunity to recharge in preparation for a successful 2018. Today will be our last Insights post for 2017 and Insights will resume again on Friday 19 […] Read full article
Vanessa Bennett14 December 2017LinkedIn Do this one thing to increase your team’s mindset for performance…It’s no secret that team performance is enhanced when everyone has a great mindset. And while there are many ways to coach your team to a great mindset for performance, it often comes down to one thing… Read full article
Vanessa Bennett7 December 2017LinkedIn Tired of airline delays? Here’s how to deal….I travel a lot for work and have often had to deal with airline delays. Given that I find humans so fascinating I love watching people in these circumstances. Some people aren’t really too fazed. Others look like they may spontaneously combust at any point in time. Now before I go any further I also […] Read full article
Vanessa Bennett30 November 2017LinkedIn What does your team’s sick leave show about your business performance?As performance coaches we often ask to see the sick leave records just as we start coaching a business. We don’t need to see the names of people. Primarily we are looking for signs about the productivity of the business. How much sick leave should be cause for concern? If you or anyone in your […] Read full article
Vanessa Bennett23 November 2017LinkedIn Are you task-switching or multi-tasking?Often when we first start coaching our clients the faster paced clients can have this idea that they are great multi-taskers. We’ve all seen it – people trying to do things like check emails while they are in a meeting or on the phone to someone. Neuroscience tells us that unless at least one of […] Read full article
Vanessa Bennett16 November 2017LinkedIn Sick of work travel? Here’s how to mentally deal ……At Next Evolution Performance many of our clients are high performing executives or successful owners and therefore need to travel for work. And given we coaches certainly clock up the frequent flyer status too, this topic is extremely close to our hearts. Recently one of my clients hired me purely to help him deal with […] Read full article
Vanessa Bennett9 November 2017LinkedIn Life can require some additional energy every now and then…….here’s how to deal.Recently I moved house. This can be reasonably big life event for anyone who hates admin. And other than staying with friends for three months while I renovated my house 5 years ago, I haven’t moved for 10 years. And other than loving where I was living, the very big reason for that was that […] Read full article
