Speaking at a networking event the other day, I did a quick straw poll to test out one of my theories about why so many people find such events a pointless exercise despite feeling compelled to go along. Not surprisingly, out of a group of nearly 40 people, only 2 claimed to have a systematic … / continued
 
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 By Graham Wilson, on May 13th, 2013 By Graham Wilson, on March 15th, 2013A while back I started collecting examples of business-speak that I found alarming. Some simply seemed to set out to confuse. Others were intended to make the speaker seem clever – usually for their own benefit. But the worst examples were ones where the term indicated an absence of care and concern for the people … / continued By Graham Wilson, on March 12th, 2013In an article in the Riviera Times, New jet for Prince Albert II, written by Nancy Jane Carragher, it is explained that Prince Albert II has just ‘secured’ his latest private jet, a Dassault Aviation Falcon, worth up to 50 million euros depending on his choice of interior. The Prince says the aircraft is necessary … / continued By Graham Wilson, on March 10th, 2013Alcoholics in crisis provoke strong responses among the people around them. Some feel great sadness and sympathy for the individual; others are angered that they could have allowed themselves to get into this condition; and still more are fearful, as the behaviour of someone they know has become unpredictable and often seemingly uncontrollable. When that … / continued By Graham Wilson, on February 23rd, 2013Back in the 90s, gadget makers had a phrase for consultants and trainers who drove around the country, or flew around the world, doing their work – “road warriors”. [Tom Peters had another phrase - "seagull consultants".] Back then, intrnational standards and global solutions were only just emerging and, if you asked anyone about ‘cloud … / continued By Graham Wilson, on January 21st, 2013Many of you will know Alex Goodall, one of the regular participants at the informal drink in Oxford. Alex is speaking at the Hub in Turl Street, Oxford, this Monday evening (the 21st January) at 7:30pm. His subject is something he’s been passionate about for some time – alternatives to the current model of … / continued By Graham Wilson, on December 31st, 2012Right now, thousands of people are sitting down in a reflective space and asking themselves what their resolutions for 2013 will be. Typically, a resolution is a repetitive behaviour that will, in the mind of the resolver, lead to some kind of positive outcome – OK, a goal – that may, or may not, … / continued By Graham Wilson, on December 23rd, 2012As ever, at this time of year, minds turn to the new one, to resolutions, goals, and the shimmering light of dreams at the end of the tunnel. I’ve written quite a few times about the value (or otherwise) of resolutions and so on: Never mind resolutions, what one thing could you do…? By Graham Wilson, on December 15th, 2012In conversation with one of my clients the other day, she commented on how pointless she often felt it was attending talks, conferences and seminars. She pointed out that organisers rarely provided delegate lists and, besides, it’s nearly impossible to identify someone in the audience. While I do sympathise and I know that there are … / continued By Graham Wilson, on December 7th, 2012One of a generation of motivational speakers, Zig Ziglar, died last week at the age of 86. When I began to perform myself in the late 1980s, it was often tapes by Ziglar that I would listen to as I drove from ‘gig’ to ‘gig’ and which influenced my own style enormously. Born in 1926, … / continued |
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