Product Placement

Following the decision to allow product placement on ITV I've decided that it's about TIMEX the physis GAP followed suit and crossed the FORD FIESTA 1.2 GL into the world of revenue. And why not. After all, development does not come cheaply, in terms of personal POWERGEN. As we like to say at the Physis GAP HQ - why go in straight lines when you can DYSON round a corner with ease??

I'm off for a snack, currently sponsored by Mrs Physis Gap's CHOCOLATE BROWNIES.

Do let me know if this new policy gets in the way.

Dodgy Statistics

The first 'Physis Gap' poll has now closed and the votes have been counted. People were asked to relate their own physis to food and we have learned that a whopping 57% of respondents opted for'fillet steak' and a further 43% went for 'bacon sandwich'.

So this makes the winner: Meat. By a considerable margin. Bad news for salad.

And the most interesting thing for me is that I've learned to ask better questions in polls. My own learning is up 100%!

So, it would seem that physis can be measured, even in osbcure food-related ways.

I'm now thinking of what to do for the next poll.

Any ideas out there?

Please do let me know, I'm off for a sausage-burger. Yummy.

Camping

Well hello again and my physis is back from its Summer break, nicely tanned and raring to go.

So raring in fact it has decided to go camping, which is something of a major breakthrough, given that my general hatred of camping is well known.

Hatred is such a strong word I should find something better perhaps...let's try loathe. Me and camping are like cows and motorbikes. They just don't go together.

However, having had a fun time away in our caravan and seeing my eldest son enjoy camping out in the garden I decided that it was time to roll up my feelings and do the decent Dad thing and take him away for a weekend under canvass. With this in mind I spent last night with him by way of practice and we had a fun time, apart from the cold and the general misery of being in a sleeping bag on hard ground.

My physis needed to start small, which is always a good tip if you want to go in a direction and need to find a way to get started.

So we will go away in the next few weeks and I will keep you posted.

In the mean time, don't be surprised if you pass a Friesian on a Yamaha... vroom, vroom, moo, moo!

Facebook Badge

Isn't it clever how the wobbly old world wide web keeps growing and developing. You would think by now that the donkey that turns the wheel which powers the whole thing would need a rest.

Hmmm...I bet those clever web people have two donkeys! That would be smart thinking.

And as clever things go, you might be interested to know that if you click on the Facebook Badge on the right hand side you can send me a message via, well, Facebook.

Just wait for the donkeys to complete their change over though.

Fat Manufacturing

I'm writing this in the garden, to give my physis a boost by changing the scenery for a bit. The sun is shining mightily, a gentle breeze is tickling the back of my neck and the butterflies are happily slurping up their lunch on one of the many flowers that I don't know the name of.

My physis likes to get away from the confines of the office in order to see the world from a new perspective and in the spirit of new perspectives and a bit of physis fun feel free to have a look at www.fatmanufacturing.com, which not only has some witty comments about the real world of work, has helpfully just started to advertise my first book.

Given that Lean Manufacturing is a well established set of skills, designed to reduce waste, improve processes, heal the sick and cure the lame I think that it's highy appropriate to poke fun and explore the world of the anti-Lean.

So, if you're stuck in Lean hell, give your physis a break, click on the link and enjoy yourself.

Cheers!

Are You Stopping You?

I hold my hand up and admit that sometimes it feels hard to keep going when the world doesn't want you.

Hmmm... let's reframe that - the 'world' doesn't know me and currently some specific people do not want to buy the management training that I can offer. That already feels more positive.

To continue... and other people might want to buy things that I don't currently offer. This feels more like it. All I have to do is find them and offer them new things.

And I have.

I've just sold a TA based coaching programme (which I haven't written yet) to a client who liked the idea of formal accreditation (which I don't have yet).

Hooray for me! Reframing the situation, that is changing the conversation I was having with myself, has engaged my physis and spurred on some growth.

And now my physis is asking for a cup of tea, so I'm off to look after it.

The Power of Fun

Organisational change can be hard work.

It's even tougher when there's a gap between the amount of physis you have available to you and the amount you need to be successful.

I stopped a coaching session recently with a General Manager because the energy in the room was about as go-getting as you might expect to find in a Gentleman's dining club on a hot Friday afternoon after a good luncheon and bottle of claret.

If you're dragging yourself to work then the chances are you'll change nothing. My client (divorced with two children) was having no fun at home and he was working hard at keeping going, which sapped his energy, which meant he had to work harder to keep going... not great when the business was looking to him for assertive, enthusiastic, creative leadership.

He needed to make some personal changes to narrow his personal physis gap, in order to narrow the organisational physis gap.

So, we stoped talking about work and focused on him instead and what he could do to get more fun in life. Join a club? Do some sport? Take up a new hobby?

He chose a hobby. Dating.

He joined a dating agency, put his physis first for once and went out for some fun.

And when I saw him again a few weeks later he proudly showed me round the shop floor, pointing out all the recent improvements, mentioned that he had personally secured £100,000 of new buiness and, with a sparkle in his eyes, revealed that he was having fun.

Lots of it...