A phone call early one morning from a thousand kilometres away delivers news your father has had a stroke. You can hear a mixture of fear and hope in your mother’s voice as she says he’s in the hospital, but seems himself again. She assures you there’s no need to fly...
Beware the smart phone. It can take over your life, if you let it. Remember the rush when you got your first smart phone? Suddenly you were totally connected by phone, email, and texting through one handy tool. The internet was at your fingertips and thousands of apps...
Let’s face it: social media is here to stay. It connects people, provides almost instant access to information and can be a great way to keep in touch with customers. Unfortunately, the line is sometimes blurred when it comes to what’s appropriate and what isn’t...
I’m not being condescending, I’m too busy thinking about far more important things that you wouldn’t understand. – Jimmy Carr Do you ever have the sense you’re being patronized? You know, that feeling you get when someone speaks to you as...
Many a manager thinks when an employee doodles in meetings, he or she is not paying attention. Nothing could be further from the truth. We all process information differently. Some of us rely on auditory intake; others need to see something in writing in order to...
Meetings – the bane of many a businessperson’s existence. We spend so much time in meetings that some days it’s hard to get any work done. Yet, without regular meetings, would we be able to effectively function at the office? “Yes!” cries the camp against weekly...
