I once conducted a round of interviews for a vacant project manager position at an American Company with regional HQ in England. Typically, I treat each candidate as an individual and try to have a conversation around their likes, dislikes,…
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Having lived and worked in Cyprus for over 10 years, I was exposed to two distinct influencers. The first influencer was Greek civilization, including the myths and legends of Ancient Greece. The second influencer was the unique management style that…
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It is almost a year since I was diagnosed with liver cancer (Cholangiocarcinoma, to give it its proper medical name). After an operation to remove the tumour, and with it about 66% of my liver, my family and I were…
Read moreI always found it funny (weird, to be more precise) that when you leave a job, a neighbourhood or anything you’re affiliated to such as a club, many people come up to say goodbye, good luck and use this over-used…
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I am writing and sharing with you this very last blog on “Fighting Cancer”. The reasons for my decision to close the blog are: Firstly, this fight may go on for weeks, months, years even, where the pace and progress can…
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This blog is partly to dispel a myth that has developed over the last four months and partly to recognise and give credit to an army of people who played parts in helping get through the first two battles with…
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On Thursday 11 October, when we were unexpectedly told that as a result of the CT scan and other tests, I needed to be re-admitted to hospital. That afternoon, the Interventional Radiologist, Dr. Patatas inserted needles through the right side…
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It is stating the obvious to say that cancer blights our lives in so many different ways, types and parts of our bodies. Each and every cancer fighter has her/ his own human story to tell. The fight with cancer does…
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Apology: In the last blog I promised to write about the nature of the fight with cancer. It is still work in progress hence, the Pain & Gain substitute. There is no avoiding the subject of pain when talking about…
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Okay, maybe I am overselling this blog by calling statistics ‘interesting’. Most people get bored just by hearing the word ‘statistics’, but, I am going to try to change your mind about this topic by avoiding medically serious statistics. Through…
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