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Girlfriend: Oh I forgot to tell you, we have been invited for a Sunday lunch at Jenny & Phil Me: Which Sunday? Girlfriend: Tomorrow Sunday Me: But that’s such a short notice! Girlfriend: I know I am sorry, I meant…
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Not long ago, boardrooms up and down the corporate landscape were filled with fusty, grey and all but retired gentlemen who were “kicked upstairs” to the hallowed oak-paneled rooms as a reward for career achievements or gratitude for past favours…
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Without wishing to be elitist about these things, I have a question: whatever happened to exclusive airport business lounges these days? There was a time when these little oases of civility and sobriety were a sanctuary from the noise, hustle…
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Like the universal truism that everyone thinks they have more “common sense” than others, everyone complains of receiving too many useless emails. This is excluding all the junk email and “Dear Friend, can I trust you with my illegally acquired…
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Here is a question to those who travel a fair bit and whenever possible they check in online: Why do we bother to check in on line? I am sure the answer is likely to be: “to save time”, or…
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Here is an easy question to get you started: If you were given a project or a specific task to undertake, what are the key parameters you would typically be mindful of? If your answer was: Budget, time and deliverable,…
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I believe it was General Eisenhower who once said: “The Plan is Nothing, Planning is Everything”. What he meant by that, I believe, is that in any worthy and complex endeavour such as war, business or major projects, you must…
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