The Maverick Personality Everyone is curious about the Maverick Personality. This is an excerpt from my book, The Maverick Paradox: The Secret Power Behind Successful Leaders. It first appeared in Training Journal. In any discussion on mavericks, it is important to acknowledge two things: 1) There are two types of mavericks; Socialised and Extreme: © […]
1230 Womens Company – Judith Germain in Bromley
How to run your business like a maverick:The Maverick KEYSTONE Capabilities (TM) for successOn 21 June 2017, Judith will be running a workshop on How to run your business as a Maverick in Bromley at 11.45 am.Judith Germain has been defining mavericks as ‘wilfully independent’ people since 2005 and has noticed that the best strategies […]
Maverick Definition (video)
Maverick Definition – videoSince 2005, Judith Germain has been defining mavericks as: wilfully independent people.It is surprising, for most people, to learn that there are two types of maverick. The Socialised and Extreme Maverick, which share some characteristics with each other, but respond differently to stimuli. These mavericks are wilfully independent at all times. Extreme […]
1230 The Womens Company – Lunch with Judith Germain Croydon
DRIVEN: Solutions, Sales, SuccessHow the maverick in you makes the differenceOn 6 June 2017, Judith will be giving a talk on DRIVEN: Solutions, Sales, Success in Croydon at 12.30pm.Judith has been defining mavericks as wilfully independent people since 2005 and has recognised that for businesses to survive they need to not only think differently but […]
Get what you want, effectively and ethically
Get what you want, effectively and ethicallyPeople are far more sceptical than they used to be and are more cautious of the people that they associate or choose to work with. It is no longer enough to have a defined niche, you need to be ‘attractive’ to the ones that you want to serve. Even […]
Carrots and sticks – not for mavericks!
Carrots and Sticks – not for mavericks!Regardless of whether you are a parent, teacher, manager, or president, we know that carrots and sticks do not work as a method for motivation. Well, I guess that’s not strictly true; it will motivate most (conformist) people for a short period of time. Eventually though, even the most […]
Dealing with a disruptive maverick on your training course
I define ‘maverick’ to mean wilful independence and it is this training characteristic which is probably the one that causes trainers the most difficulty. Mavericks have a high sense of self confidence and self esteem and believe that they are more intelligent than others. This can be a heady mix when they are faced with […]
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