Feb 20, 2018 | Communication, Life Skills
Oh no! I have woken up to a startling and somewhat terrifying realisation. I think I have forgotten how to read. Not totally, of course, but as a result of reading this fantastic article by Michael Harris, I, like him, recognise that I have slipped without noticing...
Oct 28, 2016 | Communication, Leadership Skills Training
Great leaders tell great stories. Stories engage people, are easy to pass on, are easy to remember, and – crucially – they appeal to the part of the brain where we make our decisions. If you want something to get done, appeal to an emotion of some sort....
Oct 17, 2016 | Communication, Time Management
I meet enough frazzled business people to know that email and unproductive meetings are the two biggest time wasters in the workplace. Of the two, email is easily the most damaging, because it is the source of so much stress. Irrelevant, poorly run meetings are at...
Apr 7, 2016 | Coaching Skills, Communication, Life Skills
Last week I had one of those moments which make my job as a business coach and leadership skills trainer so completely satisfying. There are plenty of them anyway, but this one was like a beam of light shining through a cloudy sky. It really knocked me out. I was...
Jan 4, 2016 | Communication, Personality types
Last year I took part in some research carried out by CPP into the way Myers Briggs preferences impact the way we influence and are influenced. I’ve blogged before about various aspects of Myers Briggs, but until now never had anything concrete to offer on...
Nov 19, 2015 | Communication, Leadership Skills Training
75 years ago, with America on the brink of joining in the Second World War, Charlie Chaplin made his film “The Great Dictator.” It is a satirical political comedy-drama designed to confront Hitler, Mussolini, fascism, anti-semitism and the Nazis. It was...
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