If you don’t read Seth Godin’s blog, then I really recommend that you do. Today’s soundbite raises a question about the daily flow into our Inbox’s of email, spam, newsletters and so on – almost all of it low importance… Continue reading
As some of you may know, for the last three or four years, I have been managing the networks of former employees for a couple of large organisations. A corporate alumni network, provides the means for people who used to… Continue reading
A while ago, I posted a blog entry on Developing Social Intelligence. It obviously struck a chord with a lot of people. As part of a pilot in-house programme on self-development for a large organisation, I produced a short video… Continue reading
By association, we gain personal worth without necessarily having to do anything in particular to deserve it. We rely on the body with which we are associated to perform and we bask in that glory. Obtaining power and influence through… Continue reading
With many positions (ie roles within structures) comes power. Obvious examples include presidents, prime ministers, chief executives, chairmen, and archbishops. While safeguards may be built in to limit the scope of their power, such people will already be skilled manipulators… Continue reading
The first form of power that I want to acknowledge is control. Most people seem to be aware of the problems caused by excessive control, and it is a form of power that few people will say they use even… Continue reading
Human beings share many things with the other members of the animal kingdom. One of these is the drive to be industrious. It goes against our nature to be idle. We create huge empires whose purpose is to keep us… Continue reading
One of the adjacent villages to our own is trying to raise funds for a new village hall. To do so they have broken free from the usual gamut of bring-and-buy and summer fetes and instead for the last year… Continue reading
What DOES ‘banter’ in social media say about you? It’s always been there, but recently I’ve noticed a few of the forums that I visit regularly seem to have begun to develop longer threads and, on closer inspection, much of… Continue reading
From time-to-time, I get asked questions which provoke an excited response in me. The following is a typical example… If you were looking for an accountant what would be your criteria? Fees, size of practice, location, presentation, service, or maybe… Continue reading
