I’ve done it. I’ve taken the radical step to take ‘them’ off. Not just hide ‘them’ … I deleted ‘them’. ‘They’ve’ gone. And I can honestly say I feel better for having done it. I’m talking about the email, Twitter and Facebook applications I’ve had on my BlackBerry for the past few years. I had become […]
My youngest son asked whether he’d be getting a Christmas sack at the end of his bed on Christmas morning. Since he no longer believes in Santa, he knows that his mother and father will be the ones tip-toeing to his bed in the dead of night to deposit treasure in a lumpy pillowcase. Even […]
A worthwhile read this Christmas is Don Watson’s book, BENDABLE LEARNINGS: THE WISDOM OF MODERN MANAGEMENT. ‘Watson returns to his study of management language: the non-language that began in management theory and spread like an ineradicable weed into politics, the civil service, hospitals and classrooms.’ If you’re accustomed to management language or operate in the […]
A Brisbane friend told me her thermometer topped 41°C a week ago – and that was in the shade. Inside, it was a sweaty 36°C which, accompanied by humidity, makes things pretty well uncomfortable. She was moving at the time which made the heated experience even more difficult to cope with. In short, it was sheer hell. But there […]
We caught up with Olivia Mitchell, who together with husband, Tony, owns and operates one of New Zealand’s few businesses solely dedicated to running presentation skills training courses. Tell us about your business, effective speaking, and how it started? We’re passionate about helping people become more confident and effective presenters. We’re one of the few businesses […]
