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The CEO of MarkTwo Consulting, Mark Oliver, has written several published thought leadership books and articles providing practical insights into the key issue of human motivation, and how to translate this with timeless wisdom and insights applicable to our changing modern workplace.

Below are a collection of some of his written Blogs.

Also below is a link to watch some of his short video blogs (between 1.5-3 mins each) on key challenges in the workplace.

The video blogs are:

1. 3 Common Hiring Mistakes 
2. Turning Average Performers into High Performers 
3. 3 Reasons People Resist Change 
4. How to Give Good Feedback 
5. 2 Key Things to Remember When Handling Conflict 
6. Warning Signals of Psychopaths 
7. How Can You Find Your Purpose in Life? 

CLICK HERE TO WATCH VIDEO BLOGS

See below for his written blogs.

Unfortunately, Covid-19 is not going away anytime soon.

Simply put: leadership is mostly ‘of the heart’ while management is mostly ‘of the head’.

Research continually finds 'leadership development' to be one of the top five priorities for HR and business (for instance see BCG's 2021 research: Creating People Advantage).

“The neurotransmitters in my brain have been firing like Sydney Harbour on NYE ever since your feedback consultation, so thank you for your time the other week!!” - Joanne Capp, National Key Account Manager, Bunzl Outsourcing Services.

The “lockdown experience” has significantly worsened the turnover situation.

Everyone is naturally high in one or two of the following intelligences and naturally low in one or two.

Engaged employees deliver 4 times more value to the organisation than non-engaged (disaffected) employees.

UHM has recently been validated by neuro-scientific research whereas the Maslow's validity is still disputed in the psychological community.

Our decisions affect our work, relationships, and money, and these three factors are characteristics of most developed societies.

Managers are often given conflicting advice on how to successfully lead teams.