Slow-cooking; slow radio – how to have all the clock time you need? We currently live in a ‘microwave-society’ with instant news, instant messages, instant sharing, fast food, fast track, fast lane, the famous rush hour. We expect the now. We want to get everywhere...
SMARTIES is all about change. Drat! SMARTIES effect is very simple. Hurrah! SMARTIES can be applied to anything by asking 8 questions. That’s where the fun begins! SMARTIES effect for taking action
What transforms resolutions into actions? Is there a magic ingredient? ‘Until one is committed there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness …’ The popular tradition of making New Year resolutions has some of its origins in Ancient Babylon and...
Imagine that the coming year will be spectacular, personally and professionally, what would you want to be celebrating 12 months hence? Imagine a better future. One that resonates. One that provides a big payoff in happiness or meaning. Essential first steps in any...
The Janus Effect – looking back over the year that has happened … some questions to start your thinking process For this current year: Review your projects – which were completed, which not done, which part way through? What was your biggest success? What was your...
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When you're faced with a setback, learn from it and move forward, says Vani Kola, the founder and managing director of Kalaari Capital. "Success isn’t final and failure isn’t fatal. It’s the courage to continue that counts." Myths About Success: Do we really know it...
How should leaders combat staff burnout? Burnout exacerbates work stress far more than vice-versa, according to research from Germany. In an empirical analysis of 48 longitudinal studies on burnout and work stress involving 26,300 participants, scholars found evidence...
Guardian review of Difficult Women by Helen Lewis review – a history of feminism in 11 fights Pioneering women have often been unlikable, argues this witty account. But being difficult is a vital element of feminism When the former chancellor Ken Clarke described...