{"id":1907,"date":"2017-09-19T14:03:40","date_gmt":"2017-09-19T14:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpblog.indigobusiness.co.uk\/?p=1907"},"modified":"2023-10-25T15:19:07","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T15:19:07","slug":"thinking-for-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpblog.indigobusiness.co.uk\/thinking-for-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Thinking for success"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Stephanie Butland \u2013 de Bono Master Facilitator and Trainer: Six Thinking Hats\u00ae, Lateral Thinking and Focus On Facilitation&#x2122;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The business world moves quickly, and however much we plan, we can never be ready for everything.<\/p>\n<p>Changes in legislation, budget cuts, new clients and moving deadlines &#8211; they all alter the landscape in which we operate. We need to react swiftly if we want to maintain our success, and keep our organisation healthy.<\/p>\n<p>We need to come up with ideas, embrace and develop change strategies, and make plans on the hoof. And usually, our teams manage it &#8211; we might even come to enjoy it, or at least accept it as the norm.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Some questions to ask yourself:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How confident can you really be that these time-pressed actions are the best choices?<\/li>\n<li>Has your team ever missed important information that&#8217;s had a major impact on a budget?<\/li>\n<li>Maybe there&#8217;s been a situation when everyone got carried away with one option before properly considering the others?<\/li>\n<li>Have you ever solved a problem &#8211; but been so focused on the here and now that a decision that feels right at the time has to be revisited within the month?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You might say, well, that&#8217;s the best that we can do at the time. And that may well be true &#8211; but what if there was a way to make &#8216;at the time&#8217; thinking more effective?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Focus &#8211; ensure you get more value from intelligent minds, whatever the circumstances<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indigobusiness.co.uk\/Workshop\/de-bonos-focus-on-facilitation\">Dr Edward de Bono&#8217;s Focus on Facilitation&#x2122;<\/a>, you will:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Be creative on demand.<\/li>\n<li>Consider benefits and risks in a thorough and systematic way.<\/li>\n<li>Identify missing information before making a decision.<\/li>\n<li>Take a measured and calm approach even in a crisis.<\/li>\n<li>Use a way of thinking that invites the best from everyone around the table.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Once you start using this suite of tools, designed to get more value from intelligent minds whatever the circumstances, you&#8217;ll wonder how you ever managed without it.<\/p>\n<p>Find out more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indigobusiness.co.uk\/Workshop\/de-bonos-focus-on-facilitation\">Edward de Bono\u2019s Focus on Facilitation&#x2122;<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indigobusiness.co.uk\/calendar\/13\">Public workshops in online and in Central London.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indigobusiness.co.uk\/Workshop\/de-bonos-focus-on-facilitation\">In-house training (online and face-to-face) for groups and teams.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpblog.indigobusiness.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Stephanie-Butland-13.11.15.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1908 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/wpblog.indigobusiness.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Stephanie-Butland-13.11.15-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Stephanie Butland\" width=\"124\" height=\"161\" \/><\/a><strong>More about Stephanie Butland<\/strong><br \/>\nStephanie Butland specialises in creativity, thinking skills, team development and communication. Stephanie is a Master Trainer in Dr de Bono\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indigobusiness.co.uk\/Workshop\/de-bonos-six-thinking-hats\">Six Thinking Hats\u00ae<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indigobusiness.co.uk\/Workshop\/de-bonos-lateral-thinking\">Lateral Thinking<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indigobusiness.co.uk\/Workshop\/de-bonos-focus-on-facilitation\">Focus On Facilitation&#x2122;<\/a> techniques. She also delivers workshops in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indigobusiness.co.uk\/Workshop\/think-on-your-feet\">Think on Your Feet\u00ae<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indigobusiness.co.uk\/Workshop\/writing-dynamics\">Writing Dynamics&#x2122;<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indigobusiness.co.uk\/Workshop\/the-skilled-presenter\">The Skilled Presenter&#x2122;<\/a> and is a Belbin accredited and CIPD qualified trainer.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stephanie Butland \u2013 de Bono Master Facilitator and Trainer: Six Thinking Hats\u00ae, Lateral Thinking and Focus On Facilitation&#x2122; The business world moves quickly, and however much we plan, we can never be ready for everything. 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