Whatever mode of transport brings you to the airport; you are hurriedly ejected from the taxi, bus, tram, train or the car of a loved one so they can get on with their lives without you for a while. You…
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With Apologies to Paul Simon…. I wonder if like me, you have noticed that many LinkedIn writers have a number leading or embedded in the title of their articles: 10 Things….; 5 Key…., 3 Most…. Even I got on the…
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I don’t often think about my death and what might be written as an epitaph on my headstone. In reality though, my belief system dictates that I am unlikely to have a specific burial site, much less a headstone. But…
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I am indebted to Kirstin Duffield for triggering a chain of thoughts in my mind when she published a post called “Surprising Stats?” Over the years, there has been a gradual shift in young people’s choice of direction after school….
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Don’t be embarrassed; to some degree or another we all participate in Corporate Pornography. In fact, it is not always a bad thing; it can be harmless fun and entertaining, if practiced responsibly and in moderation. But it can also…
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I hate CVs and résumés, they are all useless, my own included, which I keep somewhere in an electronic format, becoming more obsolete by the day. My sincere wish is that I never have to see or use it again….
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In the 1978 seminal trilogy of five (sic) books known as the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams, the fictional planet of Golgarfrincham seniors considered a third of the population to be useless. So, they pretended that the…
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I was minding my own business waiting for the Larnaca – Amman flight to take off when the last two passengers boarded the flight and began asking the flight attendant for something or another. The attendant finally walked up to…
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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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