Tag
Why do I do it? Over and over again, I ask myself this question: Why do I do it? I am talking about putting myself through hell for no logical reason by taking on more responsibilities and challenges when I…
Read more
First time I took a driving test the examiner failed me because I did not use my rear view mirror when making a right turn manoeuvre. Naturally, I thought he was harsh on me. Since then, I have learnt to…
Read more
= Do you want the short or the long answer Mel? – Let’s start with the short answer first = She was CRAP! – But she had more than 10 years experience as PA to a major retailer CEO, how…
Read more
The workplace is a diverse coming together of people with differing backgrounds, skills, drive, ambition, and individual traits. Leaders and managers work hard at bringing together such an eclectic selection to form effective teams and build successful companies. However, no…
Read more
What do we do when we succeed at something? We cheer, pump our fists, go out and celebrate, splash the cash. However small or huge the success is, we bask in the glory of the moment and set our expectations…
Read more
Sometimes I think I have gone mad but when I reflect on what had happened, I am relieved to realise perhaps it is the business world I inhabit that is slowly but surely going completely nuts! No matter how high…
Read more
We have all experienced it: a meeting room full of people from sales, marketing, finance, support functions, suppliers, advisors, as well as the BIG BOSS. Most of the people in the room speak from a position of knowledge and awareness…
Read more
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…
Read more
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,…
Read more
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…
Read more
