Someone called me yesterday. They had read one of my posts and wanted to question something I’d said. That’s great. It makes it hard for others to follow (and learn from) any dialogue, but once in a while it’s good… Continue reading
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,… Continue reading
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 make the speaker seem clever – usually for their own benefit. But the worst examples… Continue reading
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 has just ‘secured’ his latest private jet, a Dassault Aviation Falcon, worth up to 50… Continue reading
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 could have allowed themselves to get into this condition; and still more are fearful, as… Continue reading
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 work – “road warriors”. [Tom Peters had another phrase – “seagull consultants”.] Back then, intrnational… Continue reading
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 Turl Street, Oxford, this Monday evening (the 21st January) at 7:30pm. His subject is something… Continue reading
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 is a repetitive behaviour that will, in the mind of the resolver, lead to some… Continue reading
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 of the tunnel. I’ve written quite a few times about the value (or otherwise) of… Continue reading
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. She pointed out that organisers rarely provided delegate lists and, besides, it’s nearly impossible to… Continue reading
