How local groups are organised (pt1)

Back in the 1960s and 1970s, my grandparents were keen members of a number of bowls clubs.  Each weekend and many evenings, in the season, they would be playing against other clubs.  At the end of the season, there would… Continue reading

When “professionals” don’t think twice, and snake oil sales go unchecked…

In my feed this morning: From someone describing themselves as a “Researcher/SPSS Analyst/Systematic Reviewer/Psychologist/Counsellor & Coach Specialist for Professionals & PhD Students”; This mind/body split (apparantly due to Descartes, a philosopher) is rapidly changing. If you look at recent TV… Continue reading

What swimming coaching can tell you about… well, life actually!

In life, as in almost everything, we depend on models. Not specifically the plastic kits, Meccano sets, or nearly anonymous cat-walk stars. We DO depend on them but they are each just one variety of a much larger phenomenon. Models… Continue reading

Help for those returning to work…

An article in HR magazine today highlights the problem that many people, especially those who have been unemployed in the longer term, experience when they get a new job. Roughly 4/5 employees (not just those who ‘return to work’ (RTWs))… Continue reading

The history of the Elevator Speech

After my previous article on how to use an elevator pitch to engage others, one of my networking colleagues, Phillip Khan-Panni, raised a couple of interesting points about the elevator pitch and I thought I’d address these separately. He was… Continue reading