Perhaps more than any other living creature, the frog turns up in metaphors to explain or demonstrate a work or business situation. Here are some: Kissing the Frog: when faced with a negative situation that requires doing something unpleasant but,…
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‘Every day, I wake up and see I am good looking. One day, I would like to wake up and find I am rich instead’. These words were uttered to me by a colleague at work when we met in…
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To make sure we all start from the same place, here are some definitions: Catch-22 is a classic novel by Joseph Heller about the absurdity of war. The author coined the phrase ‘Catch-22’ to describe the frustrating dilemma of a circular…
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Setting aside essential body functions like breathing, eating / drinking, sleeping, blood coursing through veins etc., we can live without just about everything in this world. However, there are some things we consider to be essential and would hate to live…
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I have twenty-one filters that I deploy in pretty much all interactions with people socially, and professionally. I will only list them without elaborating on any because I think they are self-evident however, if you need me to explain one…
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Have you ever been chased by a snake? Ok, have you ever heard of or read about anyone being chased by one? It is likely you haven’t because it hardly ever happens. Yet, almost all of us, are inherently scared…
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Once you cross your Rubicon, there is no return. That’s what happened to Julius Caesar when he crossed the River Rubicon in North East Italy, defying the rule set by the Senate that prohibited a general from moving to a…
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At one stage in my life, I did not open official-looking envelopes that contained bills or bank statements. My thinking at the time was simplicity itself: if I didn’t know about it, it would not bother me. Simple logic it…
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Colin was a high-maintenance member of staff who took a lot of energy to get him to do anything more energetic than chasing a tortoise. On one of many similar occasions, I had a complaint from a fellow manager that…
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Disclaimer: You may have read this post before under a different title about four years ago. If you had, I suggest you go get yourself a drink instead, it will be a better use of your time. At the Immigration Desk…
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