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Monthly Archives: October 2010
Do the fans give the X factor?
How shopping in Oxford Street results in massive growth in confidence but only one new jumper for the X factor contestants. Talent is nowhere without confidence. Continue reading
What happens if you mess up?
It’s all very well writing about leadership and integrity in business and in the community, but what happens when we get it wrong? What happens when we totally blow it? Is there hope after a disaster? Well it’s true that our … Continue reading
How does Surgeon Apprentice get the chop?
It was good to see Karren Brady and Nick Hewer getting more air time in Episode 3 of BBC’s The Apprentice. They are Lord Sugar’s unbiased eyes and ears. They don’t miss much. For the edited highlights we get to … Continue reading
Is love a drug?
Have you ever fallen in love? Head over heels? Then you’ll know what I mean about “love” in this context being like a strong draught of opiate-like euphoria. “The Times” reported recently that “falling in love” has powerful pain relieving … Continue reading
How did they survive and then escape?
Would it be fair to say that Chile has dramatically raised its status in world esteem? 33 miners survived a world record time trapped deep underground. How did they survive? And how did those incredible engineers get them out? It … Continue reading
How to win your task: Stella Apprentice
The contrast between success and failure on BBC’s The Apprentice Episode 2 could not be more clear. Head girl Stella led the boys to victory, while Laura led the girls of St Trinians to nothing. Stella’s team won the task of designing a beach … Continue reading
With regret, you’re fired!
An MD I used to work with, told me once that he’d never had a bad sacking. By this he meant that those employees he had had to part company with, had accepted it was the right thing to do, … Continue reading
Is Big Society like delivering babies?
Are you “big picture” or “detail”? Some years ago when I was learning to deliver babies, the era we were in was one of high intervention. We strapped up mums-to-be with wires and electrodes. One such gadget was a fetal scalp … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Managing people, Why we need all types
Tagged Big Picture, Big Society, Business, detail, Leadership, Vision
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Are villains the worst people?
Do you prefer “Paul Robinson” on “Neighbours”? Or remember “Dirty Den” on “East Enders”? Which do you like best? My favourite was “JR Ewing” in “Dallas”, back in the black and white era. Soap villains all, and fortunately they are confined … Continue reading
Posted in Are we logical?, Broken relationships in business, Driven, Family life, Identity, Integrity in business, Managing people, Personal development, Saint or villain
Tagged Business, church leaders, Dirty Den EastEnders, identity, JR Ewing Dallas, Leadership, Paul Robinson Neighbours, Personal development, Villains in the workplace
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