When working with any organisation it is common to find that their processes and management style are designed to demonstrate positive action. Quite often in a recruitment exercise I am…
Yesterday I had arranged to see somebody at 09.30 in the lounge area of my local gym. Just enough time I thought to finish my daily exercise routine, take my…
A little while ago I pulled together two different groups of people both with a shared objective. One small difficulty - they had different ideas on how to reach the…
Probably seems quite provocative but during 30 years of interviewing I have probably heard this phrase more than any other. Often said with a swelling chest and a good deal…
Last week I recounted an experience many years ago which caused me to question the effectiveness of feedback. The chain of events led to a humorous lunchtime story in the…
In a previous career I had a number of people who reported to me. Every year I would have to write a report relating to their performance and a 'countersigning…
It's a lovely feeling when something goes as we would wish. Closing a deal: achieving a budget; exceeding our target; managing a team through a crisis and an infinite number…
A Happy New Year to you all and even on only the fourth day of 2017 I am, like many people probably, finding my New Years resolutions difficult to keep.…
A well spent few hours....... Christmas remains a wonderful time of the year even in these volatile economic times… One of my fondest memories of 2016 will be spending a…
A few years ago I published a post following a 'Thought for the Day' on Radio 4 by Lionel Blue. Sadly Lionel Blue whose reflections are always worth listening to…