Mike Hohnen

Coaching for personal growth, change and development

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Generating employee loyalty

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I picked a few interesting quotes on the subject of generating loyalty from an article in the Boston Globe – you will find the full article here

“Organizations are not a source of security but they are a source of identity,” says Bill Taylor, cofounder of the magazine Fast Company and coauthor of the book, “Mavericks at Work: Why the Most Original Minds in Business Win.”

One of the most common ways of finding meaning at work is through personal development. “Loyalty as a function of time is a dated idea,” says Jaerid Rossi, process engineer at Specialty Minerals of Canaan, Conn. “Work is only appealing if there’s constant learning.”

How do you solve problems?

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There’s nothing as exhilarating as a genuinely new idea. So where do great ideas come from? The traditional answer is that big ideas come from big brains: The eccentric genius (think Sir Richard Branson), or the visionary CEO (think Apple’s Steve Jobs). In this model, the boss does the thinking and the employees do the work. If you are in charge, you are, by definition, “the smartest person in the room”.

Read the full article in The Guardian here

IMPOSSIBLE is NOTHING!

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Impossible is just big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they’ve been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It’s an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It’s a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary.

IMPOSSIBLE is NOTHING!

We are taking the GROW concept to the next level…

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This went out to British media this week:
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Bristol-based consultancy practice, Value Projects Limited, forges training links with Danish hospitality group

Through its partner in Denmark, Mike Hohnen, Value Projects, a leading consultancy practice based in Bristol, has launched a management development programme with Danske Konferencecentres, a leading conference centre provider in Denmark.

The management development programme, entitled GROW, which will initially lead to participants gaining a Professional Certificate, is accredited through the University of Chester. Value Projects is partnered with the University to offer and deliver accredited Work-Based Action Learning programmes. The launch of the accredited GROW programme is the first programme to be launched under the Employer Engagement project. This project created an alliance in March 2007 between Value Projects Limited and the University’s School of Lifelong Learning and has been funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) as part of a major project to support the extension of Work -Based Learning nationally and internationally.

Dr Richard Hale, Managing Director of Value Projects commented: “We are delighted to partner with Mike Hohnen and work with him and his team to provide accredited work-based leadership development. That we can extend the benefits of the HEFCE-funded project beyond the UK at such an early stage in the project is a real boost.”

Mike Hohnen added: “I have to say that I’m proud that we are now able to launch a 3 year management developing programme with Danske Konferencecentre. In Denmark the press is buzzing with talk about the need for diplomas in management, and our new type of educational programme reflects this need for constantly improving leadership. The project has already been received with great enthusiasm, and we can hardly wait to develop this concept with our British partner.”

Value Projects are developing links with both corporate organisations and training consultancies where they are able to offer University of Chester accreditation for Work-Based Learning.

For more information about Work-Based Learning programmes through Value Projects Ltd and the University of Chester contact Sarah Moore, sarah@viprojects.com 0117 310 1262 or visit www.viprojects.com. For further information on the GROW programme visit www.mikehohnen.com.

Welcome Stinne!

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Stinne has joined us as of this month – She is Mike’s PA – that means she has the ardous task of keeping track of Mike as well as all the stuff that goes with ‘the show’. Stinne is also your first stop if you need to check out dates for future interventions or need to make appointments with Mike one way or the other.

Stinne Hust

Tivoli – Service 2007

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What a day – 45 managers from TIVOLI got their heads down and went to work in action learning teams on this years sales and service training.

Tivoli: Salg og Service træning - 1

This year we tried a different approach – no top down lecture from senior management but action learning teams that set their own targets and decided on their own methods:” what would work best with my team.” Each department ended up with a step by step action plan for getting their team ready for the coming season – and the final plan was duly signed of by top managment when the day was over. Good fun – good learning.

I was impressed!

See more photos here

Meet my webdesigner

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A few people have asked me: “who did your new website?” – so here you go – meet my webdesigner.

John Ford from Aldenta

His name is John Ford and this is his website : Aldenta

Wine by the glass – retail…

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Muji – the Japanes design store is a lighthouse when it comes to observing what is next. In their new megastore in Tokyo you can now buy wine by the glass to take home…

MujiWine

Spotted by Jean Snow