Laura is an interior designer. She’s always been creative – especially visually, which led her to opening her own boutique interior design studio about 3 years ago. Before that, she’d been working for larger firms for years. And she’d always loved her work. When she...
A friend called and he was upset, but mostly confused as to what to do. Aaron, who is the owner of a quite successful HR consultancy, had just learned that Deirdre was offered another job and a very competitive salary. This wouldn’t have been a big deal – people come...
I went out for a walk after dinner last night. It’s not something I do when the weather is so bad, but last night I had the urge to do it. So I did. About 20 min in, I realised that it felt as if my body was moving on its own – I was in a semi-meditative state while...
Last weekend I met up with a few friends and we got chatting about planning one of the experiences on our bucket list. It was pretty amazing. But I’ll let you In on a secret – every year it becomes harder organising these events. All I could hear this weekend is how...
What’s your bird seed? Do you remember when you were a kid going to the park and how you would see birds gathered around somebody who had their hand out feeding them? And as soon as you went chasing the birds to catch them, they would fly away? What you probably...
I interviewed the staff within one of the departments of a large international company recently. This is one of the things I do in trying to identify the source of underlying problems within an organisation (or part of it). So I went in & spoke to people....
Unless you are a Marketing Specialist and are actually passionate about it, chances are you don’t like it. Marketing requires a system of effort in order to keep up a steady revenue stream. But it doesn’t need to be painful. Many dislike it because they fail to...
A friend of mine just got an acquisition offer from one of the big players in his industry. He’s built his software business over the last 20 years and despite the fact that a lot of dedication has gone into it, he’s always seen it as just a stepping stone to bigger,...
Last week I visited a client who sends out personalised notes of appreciation to his employees, outlining specific traits and contributions (along with tickets for various entertainments) to people who show real dedication and bring in good results every quarter. No...
When you work with people as I do, you sometimes meet resistance. The person in front of you seems to be struggling or wanting to make a change but somehow that doesn’t transpire in their commitment to the effort. And it’s not fear that stops them. They can make a...
