So, what did you think of the England Belgium match last night? I am no football aficionado but it all seemed like a bit of a wet lettuce to me. I’m not going to comment on the game but what I was interested in was the huge debate, before and afterwards, about whether one draw […]
It’s Not Whether You Know Something, It’s Whether You Do It Consistently… Or Not!
Do you do what you know? Do you to it consistently? At the start of many of my talks, I explain how many people spend their time and energy looking for “new stuff” or “advanced stuff” but do not consistently do what they know. Most people know what to do, in most circumstances, when they […]
It’s Not About You… What Are You Going To Do About It?
I was on LinkedIn one day this week and I saw a question that one of my connections had commented on. Let me share it with you… If a candidate is rejected in the interview, should we tell them directly that he/she has been rejected or should we try to manage a candidate saying he/she […]
Just Do It, Stop Procrastinating & Take Action
Sometimes you just have to just do it. Whatever it is. Stop prevaricating, stop procrastinating, stop dreaming about it and take action. Most people are really good at procrastinating. We all have our excuses… “It is not important. I have other priorities. I do not have the time. I am a perfectionist so cannot put […]
Keeping Things Simple
In this video I want to talk about simplicity and the importance of keeping things simple. In my last video about manners, I got an awful lot of responses – the vast majority saying that they do think manners are still really important and several writing me rants about how manners are dying along with […]