http://www.helixhr.co.uk the human side of your business Tue, 22 Jun 2010 08:49:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A friend sent me a link for a youtube video. It is a talk by Dan Pink that examines recent research. This  contends bonus schemes based on reward and punishment don't work. You can view it by looking at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6XAPnuFjJc I am wondering, if the most important motivators are not financial but psychological,then what does ... http://www.helixhr.co.uk/why-not-more-attention-to-psychology-in-hr/ Teachers deserve excellent approaches Have you ever wondered whether there is a way of understanding the different personalities in a classroom? Why do some children chatter incessantly and others are more silent than monks? Why does one need to know how to do stuff and another keeps asking questions? Why when ... http://www.helixhr.co.uk/uses-of-myers-briggs-for-schools/ Is there an entrepreneurial personality type? In the research papers  I have read it appears that certain personalities are attracted to entrepreneurial activities. Which comes first might be an element of chicken or egg. In broad terms the characteristics of the entrepreneurial personality are creative, restless,  but with an eye to the practical logical, ... http://www.helixhr.co.uk/entrepreneurs-and-myers-briggs-see-article/ Have you found your Red Rubber Ball  yet? Olympic champions often know what they want to do from early in life. Some of us are late developers. Your red rubber ball is your passion. It gets you up in the morning and the next day. 'If everyone followed their red rubber ball then ... http://www.helixhr.co.uk/follow-that-red-rubber-ball/ Learn about methods They don't teach you this at teacher training. From the great teachers at Pilgrims(www.pilgrims.co.uk) I have learnt about:  suggestopedia-a skilful way to go overcome natural resistances to learning. This method was discovered in Bulgaria by Dr Georgi Lozanov. the silent way; this is an approach to language teaching designed to enable students ... http://www.helixhr.co.uk/hello-world-2/