"Every problem is a gift - without problems we would not grow."- Anthony Robbins
When it comes to dealing with problems, there are only really two skills necessary to get it right: Defining the problem correctly and...
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Clark Ray
- Aug 25
- 2 min
"A life without conflict is a life of solitude". Victoria L Adenson
Stop hiding from conflict. We live in a world that tries to hide the fact that life as a human is one of snot, blood, tears and sweat....
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Clark Ray
- Aug 25
- 2 min
Blame - the poison that kills teams
I spend roughly 40% of my working life on the shopfloor. Another 40% in the classroom. And maybe 20% in meetings. That equates to 3 or 4...
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Clark Ray
- Aug 25
- 1 min
"Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face". Mike Tyson
Just finished an excellent training session on the importance of strategy. And the fact that it needs to be simple, direct and memorable....
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Clark Ray
- Aug 25
- 2 min
How not to be be the boss you always hated
We've all had them. That boss that drives you crazy. The sort that makes you clench every time they walk in the door. The sort of boss we...
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Clark Ray
- Aug 25
- 2 min
Humility - the massively underrated superpower
The importance of humility in Leadership. In a recent Management Training session, we discussed the importance of an often-overlooked...
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Clark Ray
- Aug 25
- 1 min
The far-reaching benefits of High Performance Teams
I've been re-reading the excellent work of Mr Kiyoshi Suzaki - Results from the heart. One point I like a lot (and this is a massive...
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Clark Ray
- Aug 25
- 4 min
The importance of Teams to our Mental Health
During a recent training session it occurred to me, literally whilst speaking, that the modern mind, especially here in the west, is very...
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Clark Ray
- Aug 25
- 2 min
“Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler”
I would add another layer to that maxim: that neither should they be made any more complicated. Whilst many complicated issues are often...
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Clark Ray
- Aug 25
- 1 min
If nobody's listening - stop talking.
I'm afraid I've got some bad news. It's mostly for the Lean manufacturing people out there, as well as some of the Change Management...
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Clark Ray
- Jul 28
- 3 min
The (not very) secret ingredient to building powerful teams.
In working with organisations, any organisation, I have found this to be, by far, the most important point to drive home: that regardless...
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Clark Ray
- Jul 27
- 2 min
Production is King.... right?
This is an expansion of a Linkedin post i made in response to some feedback I received during a recent training session. Wherever I have...
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Clark Ray
- Jul 13
- 2 min
Busy fools, busy fools.
If the words 'Who the hell is running this shit-show?' ever cross your mind, chances are you work in manufacturing. Or you live in modern...
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Clark Ray
- Aug 7, 2020
- 4 min
What, exactly, is the point of your job?
This is not the sort of question arises from a feeling of superiority on my part, although I wouldn't put it past me. Rather, I genuinely...
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Clark Ray
- Jul 15, 2020
- 3 min
Which came first, the culture or the behaviour?
I have heard the phrase ‘we need to change the culture here’ so many times, that I have started to ask myself if I am seeing the same...
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Clark Ray
- Jul 7, 2020
- 2 min
What's the problem?
Whether the problem currently demanding your attention is getting your toddler to stop tormenting the dog or finding ways to increase the...
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Clark Ray
- Jul 7, 2020
- 4 min
You can't fix what you can't see
We're all works in progress and, to the extent that we are self-aware and introspective, we can fix personal glitches and interact on a...
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Clark Ray
- Jul 7, 2020
- 3 min
If you're on the wrong bus, get off.
In his exceptional book ‘So good they can’t ignore you’, Cal Newport posits the insightful notion that whilst it’s a nice idea to ‘follow...
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