Ambition – a strictly men only affair?
My politically-correct sensitivities have been severely challenged this week. The chairman of Saatchi and Saatchi has had to resign after starting a row over sexism in the media industry. He said that...
View ArticleBad apples
I was recently talking to a group of managers and the subject of employee engagement cropped up. As often happens, the discussion ended up focusing on ‘getting rid of bad apples’. This seems to place...
View ArticleWho needs a magic wand?
There are some conversations that stick in your mind. There’s a question or an insight in there that has a life far beyond the moment. One of these happened to me many years ago and involved someone...
View ArticleThat old chestnut
One of the things I love about this time of year is gathering conkers. Yes, I may be middle-aged, but there’s something about them that gives me a sense of joy. So much so that I always have a pile of...
View ArticleThe workplace curmudgeon
I’ve recently been watching re-runs of the TV series House, in which Hugh Laurie plays a prescription drug-dependent, unconventional, misanthropic genius. I’m also been watching the latest series of...
View ArticleFour things to do with surprising feedback
Every now again someone gives you some feedback that in one way or another completely stumps you. My own particular favourite was someone who wrote on their workshop evaluation sheet “Tim is very...
View ArticleDeadlines: the ultimate inspiration?
I’m one of those people who needs a deadline; without one, I’d never get anything finished. As a Myers-Briggs practitioner, I know it’s a personality thing, typical of someone with a Perceiving...
View Article7 ways to get unstuck
The poet Charles Bukowski said “writing about a writer’s block is better than not writing at all”. So here I am, overcoming my struggle to write my blog by writing about struggling to write my blog –...
View ArticleA manager by any other name…
I came across yet another article this morning arguing the difference between management and leadership. This one was called Ten Signs your Boss is a Manager — but not a Leader. It suggests that...
View ArticleAre you passionate about your work?
I’ve just read yet another article about finding your passion. It’s a tricky subject for me. For years, I thought I was missing out, constantly searching for that elusive something that might spark my...
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