It’s only just occurred to me that one client last year said to me in frustration, “I just wish the world would stop for a while.” One tends to hope that was a simple wish not a root cause of the current pandemic, but who knows? Though now it is happening, many...

A deadly serious message to all Executives and CEOs. Stop your team members collaborating - unless you are certain you have the correct strategy. Otherwise collaboration may well make things far worse and could even bring your organisation to an end. This is...

We all know there are a lot of people around us who right now, are very afraid. The level of uncertainty, disruption is dare I say it, unprecedented. Assuming you have a job to do, and you need their cooperation, or at least wish to help them in these difficult times,...

Since influence is the stand-out skill of today, it pays dividends to invest in developing your capability. But, you don’t need to go on a course to get better at it, all you have to do is look around you, think, then experiment. Tell you what, try this exercise on a...

Recently I expressed an opinion to a close friend on a somewhat controversial topic. The reaction took me by surprise. It felt like our friendship came to a sudden and dramatic end. Unable to believe what she had just heard me say, her emotions governed her...

Hey, mornin’. ‘nother fine day! Since it’s my birthday today, appropriate for me to send out a quick message. As we roll through 2051, it’s great to see the end of the final “earth crimes” tribunal. Now we can close the book on that period and look forward to an even...