Retreating to Advance (2 minute read) TGIF* has a following like few other 4-letter acronyms. It conjures images of city-based employees, watching the clock as it creeps toward that time where they are released from their ...
Meeting for the First Time – ‘Blending’ at Altitude (2 minute read) “Oh, it’s great to see you in person. You look different to how you appear via Zoom!” This seems to be the conversation starter that is now doing the rounds at meetings and events thro...
Conducting a GAP Analysis (1 minute read) So often referred to, yet not always understood or implemented, the ubiquitous GAP Analysis is an effective tool for emerging and experienced sales professionals to make the changes re...
Seeking and Keeping Talent (2 minute read) “People are not your most important asset. The right people are.” (Jim Collins) The phrase ‘War for Talent’, was first attributed to Steven Hankin of the McKinsey Group, back in 1997. ...
The Better Question (2 minute read) Successful people ask better questions and, as a result, receive better answers.” (Tony Robbins) In the early days of information technology development, a well-used phrase was; “ Rubb...
Pleasure and Pain (2 minute read) Lover, lover, why do you push? Why do you push? Why do you push? Baby baby, did you forget about me? (The Divinyls – Pleasure and Pain, 1985) First developed by Sigmund Freud, the psyc...
The Benefits of Genuinely Good Intentions (2 minute read) With the start of 2021, and following an uncertain 2020, many people decided to make some form of New Year’s resolution . Popular resolutions include eating healthier, exercising, losi...
In the Quest for Mastery (2 minute read) “It matters not how strait the gate, How charged with punishments the scroll, I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul.” (AN EXTRACT FROM ‘INVICTUS’ BY WILLIAM ERNEST HE...
The Lifelong Learner (2 minute read) “There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work and learning from failure.” (Colin Powell; Former US Secretary of State) Imagine a philosophy designed to m...
It’s a fine line we walk (1 minute read) The traffic was ridiculous. The meeting went 15 minutes longer than scheduled. I didn’t see your text. I wasn’t speeding, Officer. Bloody politicians! This could be any number of conve...
Guiding Lights (2 minute read) Year after year, through all the silent night Burns on forevermore that quenchless flame, Shines on that inextinguishable light! (The Lighthouse, H.W. Longfellow. 1849) When tech’ gian...
To Fit or Add? Creating and Curating Culture in Teams Is your team culture fixed or flexible? Most managers would suggest that they have quite fixed operational guidelines and that company policies and procedures sh...