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Oh, fercrinowtloud!!  NOBODY needs an elevator speech.  Great or otherwise. Imagine you thought I could help your business.  And let’s say for the sake of argument that, indeed, if only we both knew it, I could be the saviour of your business. Imagine further that you find... Read More

I always talk to clients about “Purpose and outcomes“.  In other words, what is the purpose of this meeting?  What is the purpose of this business?  What is your purpose?  And so on, and so on. It’s a good question to ask because, whilst it’s simple, it picks up... Read More

A LinkedIn contributor recently posted this discussion topic I naively began an Indiegogo campaign devoted to mental health and I’ve spread the word far and wide. This is a site for people who are looking for ideas of where to donate funds. A “save the bees”... Read More

Purpose and outcomes At emotional intelligence at work, we make a clear distinction between purpose, outcomes and actions. Although it is often tempting to say that the purpose of a job, or a project, or an article, or anything else is to achieve certain objectives (that is,... Read More

Was I the only one to be surprised to hear that the pope would “punch” a “good friend” who uttered a “curse word” against his mother? Apparently, “it’s normal”. The words I have quoted are an unknown translator’s rendition of what the pope said, so maybe they are inaccurate,... Read More

Warning:  some plot spoilers.  Plot summary. I watched Gravity over the holiday.  A domestic screening with a relatively modest HD tv and hifi—it’s the sort of film that probably does work best in the cinema.  At least, we turned the lights off to add to the ambience. Firstly,... Read More

Fifteen minute programmes have made a valuable contribution to the Radio 4 (R4) schedules over the decades, from Listen with mother to Letter from America. But the number of fifteen minute programmes has now increased unfeasibly. On Tuesdays there are currently ten of them:  One... Read More

A few common statements about branding: Brands are the messengers of trust Are they? What does this mean? How is it that the same brand can be trusted by some and not by others? Examples: all brands belonging to businesses that avoid paying their fair share of UK taxes and/or... Read More

One still comes across, with depressing frequency, articles which ask whether nature or nurture is responsible for a human trait. The writer posits some debate or argument which he or she imagines is engaged in by academics around the world. However, the “nature versus nurture... Read More

Right now, the BBC, and other media, are exercised by the great problem of whether a memorial to the British military dead of world war 1 should be dismantled on 12 November or should be allowed to stay for a few weeks, such is the great desire of the British public to visit it.... Read More