The 5 Persuasion Powers and the Village Pub

Picture the scene. Village pub alongside the picturesque River Severn. New Years Eve celebrations, big and burly farm workers and village lads mixing it up with plenty of cider. Who would you want behind the bar? Caron – charismatic, magnetic and attractive or Tom – big and burly. Tattoos, tough and terrifying and 25 years a barman or Ivan – the proprietor. In charge, has his name above the door. That was the predicament my son and I faced in the car last night as I brought him home after…

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5 motivators that influence

I've mentioned before that I help to run a village rugby team and this season the boys all turned 14. I've helped to coach them since they were under 7's.  After a terrible start to the season, with three hammerings on the trot against Stroud, Hereford and Cheltenham, we discovered our form and began to achieve consecutive victories. What caused the turnaround?  We had inadvertently satisfied the 5 top motivators that inspire people. We obtained 2 new coaches who brought in some new tactics which made it easier to play.…

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