http://www.helixhr.co.uk the human side of your business Wed, 19 Jan 2011 11:48:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I recently watched 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 it mean for ... http://www.helixhr.co.uk/how-do-you-reward-in-the-21st-century/ What is happiness? How can I be happier? Part One A couple of people have asked me my thoughts on happiness. It is something we don't have training on. Here is my personal take on it. In four parts. When I am unhappy I sometimes think if only I had a car, ... http://www.helixhr.co.uk/what-is-happiness/ 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 s 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 they would ... 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/