Index

Alpha state, 99

American Society of Plastic Surgery, xiii–xiv

Appreciation, for colleagues, 94

Appreciative inquiry (AI), 83, 84

Ashe, Arthur, 59

Attitude

as choice, 119

positive, 118–119

Authenticity, 32

 

Babbage, Charles, 36

Bannister, Roger, 118

Beckham, David, 66

Black and white syndrome, 99

Bodily intelligence, 64

Boyle, Susan, 65

Britain’s Got Talent, 65

Buckingham, Marcus, 7

Business re-engineering, 2

 

Capability, measure of, 64

Capitalism, 1, 13

Career Tool

#1, xvii–xxii

#2, 7–11

#3, 20–21

#4, 32–33

#5, 43

#6, 49

#7, 56–61

#8, 69–70

#9, 76–78

#10, 84–88

#11, 93–98

#12, 104–105

#13, 112–116

#14, 120

#15, 124

#16, 129–133

Carnegie, Dale, 59

Change-management process, 90

Childhood, talent and, 64

Chivalric honor system, xii

Collaboration, 5

Collier, Robert, 58

Communication, 89–90

Complexity, balancing with simple routines, 126

Computing, generation of, 28

Confucius, 53

Cooperider, David, 84

Corporate life, 54–55

Cosmetic surgery, xiii–xiv

Cowell, Simon, 65

Creativity, 5, 74–75

Crisis in Syria, 4–5

Criticism and feedback, 30

Cultural osmosis, 108

 

Daily Temperature Reading (DTR) model, 93–98

appreciation, 94

complaint, with request for change, 97

hopes and dreams sharing, 98

new information sharing, 95

puzzles, 96

Dancing in gold shoes, 49

Daydreaming

importance of, 100–101

making deliberate, 101

Decision-making process, 90–92

Deluded megalomaniac, 109–110

Depressing statistics, 46

Dialogue and discussion, 89–90

improving decision-making process, 90–92

key to, 91

stages to fostering, 90–91

Disney, 119

Dodinsky, 59

Double-barreled forename, 27

Double-barreled surname, 27

Dream. See also Daydreaming

bigger, 101–103, 104

dreaming impossible, 103

statement development, 105

Dulles, John Foster, 59

Dyslexic Dysgraphia, 122–123

Dyson, James, 75

Dyson vacuum cleaner, 75

 

Eden Project, 107

Edison, Thomas, 36

Education, 64

Einstein, Albert, 36, 73

Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 58

Evaluation

to create forward movement, 124

of outcomes, 122–123

Existential intelligence, 64

 

Failure

deluded megalomaniac, 109–110

isn’t because chose bad decision, 108–109

likelihood of, 110–111

as master teacher, 108

meaning of, 108

as part of life, 107

reframing, 112–116

identify mistakes, 113

learning from experience, 116

negative results, 114

positive results, 115

Ford, Henry, 58

Forename, 24

double-barrelled, 27

Fortitude, 121

development, 29

Forward movement, evaluation to create, 124

Foster Consultancy, 29

Future potential, waste of, 47–48

 

Google, xi

Grammy, 65

Greek government debt crisis, 3

Groupthink, 81

 

Hereditary titles, xii

Her/His Majesty (HM), xii

Her/His Right Honorable, xii

Hierarchical organizational structures, 31

Hopes and dreams sharing, with colleagues, 98

How questions, 80

HRH, xii

Human potential, 5

 

I Can Influence (ICI), 69, 70

I Can Own (ICO), 69, 70

I Can’t Do Anything About (ICDFAA), 69, 70

Identity

developing, 32–33

tied to name and history, 27–28

Impatience, 73

Impossible dreams, 103

Innovation, 5

Intelligence. See specific intelligence

Interpersonal intelligence, 64

Intrapersonal intelligence, 64

Investing in personal development, 19

iPod, 75

Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), 4

IT failure, 15

 

Job title, 31–32

Jobs, Steve, 121

Johnson, Stewart B., 59

 

Kardashian, Kim, xi

King, Martin Luther, 36

 

Lansing, Sherry, 58

Liminality, avoiding, 126–127

Linguistic intelligence, 64

Logical intelligence, 64

Long-term goal, 121

 

Major, John, 40

Mandela, Nelson, 59

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), 38

McGregor’s Theory Y, 17

Mental illness, xiii

Mental models, 125, 126

breaking, 129–133

deciding, 131

improving awareness of current beliefs, 130

replacing beliefs, 132

Mentoring, 38–39

Money, and happy, 51–52

A More Beautiful Question (Berger), 79

Musical intelligence, 64

MySpace, xi

 

Names, 23–33

for business, 28–31

identity tied to, 27–28

jobs, 31–32

mis-pronunciation or mis-spelling of, 27

in online, 24–25

reasons for, 24

Naturalist intelligence, 64

New information sharing, with colleagues, 95

Nicknames, 24

Nobel Peace Trump, 65

“Now discover your strengths”, 7

Numbers, attributed, xv–xvi

 

Onomastics, 23

Organization

contribution people assets making, 16–18

value of people in, 5–6

Outcomes, evaluation of, 122–123

 

Participative exchange, 91

Past effort, waste of, 47–48

Patton, George S., 59

Perseverance, 121

Personal brand profile, xvii–xxii

Personal development

investing in, 19

rules for, 7

Personal development planning (PDP), 20–21, 54

Planned behavior theory, 119

Positive attitude, 118–119

Positive things, 120

Potential, talent, 67–68

Powell, Colin, 58

Principle, Peter, 30

Priorities, wrong, 14–16

Profit and loss (P&L) account, 1–2

Puzzles, 96

 

Queen, xii

Question

development practice and, 79

right type of, 79–81

wrong, 79

 

Reasoned action theory, 119

Reflection, 32, 33, 101

Reframing failure. See Failure, reframing

Resilience, 112

Return on investment (ROI), 13, 16

from learning and development, 19

Rock pool mentality, 127–128

Ros, Wil, 59

Roth, Philip, xv

 

Salary and job satisfaction, 51–52

Samueli, Henry, 58

Schweitzer, Albert, 59

Scientific management, ix

Second World War, 4

Self-actualization, x

Self-awareness, 32

Self-confidence, 32

Self-development activities, 38

Self-discipline, 121

Self-employment, 110

Self-imposed boundaries, 102

Self-inquiry, 32, 33

Self-perception, 32

Selfies, xiii

Sivananda, Swami, 58

Smith, Tim, 107

Social media, xiii

Social networking, xi

Social psychology, 119

Spatial intelligence, 64

Stay-at-home parents, role of, x

Strategic Talent Management, 36–37

Strengths, focus on

articulate, 10

identifying, 7–11

log activities, 9

writing statements, 11

Success

meaning of, 52–54, 56–61

measure of, 64, 123

seeking in own system, 84–88

best experience, 85

core life-giving factor or value, 87

three wishes, 88

values, 86

Surname, 24

double-barrelled, 27

Sustainable performance, 18–19

 

Talent

and academic achievement, 64

celebrity, 63

development of, 37–39

finding of, 39–41, 65–67

successful utilization of potential, 67–68

taking ownership of potential, 41–42

waste of, 36–37

“The 10-year rule”, 121

Thirty-plus party, 45–46

Transformative learning, 28

Truism, Goldstein S., 59

 

Usernames, 24

The War for Talent, 36

 

Warner, Carolyn, 58

Weaknesses

articulate, 77

assumptions, 73–75

embracing, 72–73

owning, 76

statement writing, 78

What if questions, 80

Why questions, 80

Winning, 69

Woman of Many Businesses, 29

Woodward, Clive, 69

World Wide Web, 103

Wrong-headed thinking, 81

Wrong priorities, 14–16

Wrong thinking, 129