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What presenters can learn from Martin Luther King: the power of images. 27 Aug 2013 | 07:19 pm
Martin Luther King is somewhat high profile this month, 50 years after making his transformational “I have a dream” speech in Washington on August 28th 1963. Enough has been said and written about th...
Great advice for any Leader: “To thine own self be true.” 19 Aug 2013 | 12:01 pm
The great Richard Briers “This above all: to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man.” Hamlet Act 1 Scene 3 Pol...
In defence of the Extraverts. (We have needs too, you know!) 9 Aug 2013 | 12:12 pm
A lot gets written by people like me (eg this article) about how we Extraverts need to appreciate the Introverts more. Susan Cain’s “Quiet. The power of the introverted mind in a world that can’t sto...
Coaching made simple. One good question is all you need. 5 Aug 2013 | 05:39 pm
Pablo Picasso has inspired this week’s post. Thanks Pablo, it is pouring with rain outside, and to be honest I was feeling a bit flat and lost for words until I saw your great quote: “I am always do...
Why doing the Wrong Thing righter makes it wronger 29 Jul 2013 | 03:04 pm
A few years ago (in the Dark Ages before sat nav) I found myself in the centre of Leeds driving alone at night, on the way to a training event. It was dark, raining heavily, past 11 pm. I’d been dri...
Time Management for Dummies. Are you working Smart or Dumb? 23 Jul 2013 | 11:55 pm
I’m no statistician, nor am I a qualified researcher, but I am going to put my neck on the line and make what I could call a well informed guess at how you spend your working week. It’s well informed...
Call yourself resilient? Think again! 15 Jul 2013 | 12:06 am
Warning: this post is not for the squeamish. I’m sure it could be a lot worse, but if you’re anything like me, if you let yourself visualise what I’m about to tell you, your legs might go a bit wobbly...
Extreme Interviewing: The Apprentice shows us how! 8 Jul 2013 | 10:05 pm
The UK series of The Apprentice is drawing to a close (sadly, in my opinion: I still find it compelling viewing after all these years). They’re down to the last 5 (with a majority of girls, much to...
Admitting the possibility of failure: weak or strong? 25 Jun 2013 | 03:42 pm
Andy Murray has admitted he may never win at Wimbledon. Question: does that make him weak or strong? “The players around right now are so good and so consistent that it’s going to be a tough tour...
Plan space for your Creativity (and put a deadline on it!) 17 Jun 2013 | 06:24 pm
I know lots of people (you probably do too) who do not think of themselves as being at all creative. Perhaps because they think of themselves as being too organised or structured to be good at it. Y...