Learning something new or going through hoops – and for whose benefit?
I’m not a great believer in paperwork exercises – simply documenting something that you’d do anyway in order to gain a piece of paper seems […]
I’m not a great believer in paperwork exercises – simply documenting something that you’d do anyway in order to gain a piece of paper seems […]
There’s a quote attributed to the teachings of Atiśa Dīpaṃkara Śrījñāna, known generally as Atisa, one of the reformers of Buddhism from around 1000AD. It […]
A 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 […]
In an article in the Riviera Times, New jet for Prince Albert II, written by Nancy Jane Carragher, it is explained that Prince Albert II […]
Alcoholics in crisis provoke strong responses among the people around them. Some feel great sadness and sympathy for the individual; others are angered that they […]
Back in the 90s, gadget makers had a phrase for consultants and trainers who drove around the country, or flew around the world, doing their […]
Many of you will know Alex Goodall, one of the regular participants at the informal drink in Oxford. Alex is speaking at the Hub in […]
Right now, thousands of people are sitting down in a reflective space and asking themselves what their resolutions for 2013 will be. Typically, a resolution […]
As ever, at this time of year, minds turn to the new one, to resolutions, goals, and the shimmering light of dreams at the end […]
In conversation with one of my clients the other day, she commented on how pointless she often felt it was attending talks, conferences and seminars. […]