It strikes me that once you have had a glimpse of brilliance, you can never truly can never go back to where you were before that experience. Whatever follows in your life or work, you will always have that knowledge. Be it having secured that new position, of completing that amazing project or gaining that […]
A ‘day off’ can help us with maintaining momentum in the long run. I can be a real stickler for routine and the rigorousness of ‘practice makes perfect….’ and these two things do indeed provide a good platform for our growth.So too does the occasional day off. As sports people take a day off before […]
Making Reparation can strengthen a business relationship. Whatever your industry sector or role, whatever your actual work involves, most of us need to relate to other humans. Wherever there are human relationships, there is always the possibility of misunderstanding by one or other of the people involved. Misunderstandings easily rupture an existing relationship. When I […]
What is your professional purpose? What’s the point of your career? I mean that literally – What is the purpose behind the work you engage with day after day, other than the earning of an income. A lot of people I work with a capable of turning their hand to most things. When we are […]
Whilst our professional values rarely change, the way in which we apply them, in different cultural contexts, will often need to change. As Heraclitus said: “The only thing that is constant is change” And life sure shows us that all too clearly. The industry sectors we are used to inhabiting need to change in order […]
Running a business is the same as organising a good party. Its terrifying to plan. It is easy and joyous to partake in once its in progress. The emotional rollercoaster of the social host, mirror that of an entrepreneurial start-up exactly. When I began to play with the notion of setting up in business I […]