Plus ça change…
“The more things change, the more they remain the same”. Probably my favourite saying, although a major reason for that is how much better it…
Summertime
It looks like it’s going to be a hot one. But even if we don’t reach record temperatures there is a long summer ahead of…
Life in a bubble
These days there is a lot of talk about about how technology and online life cut us off from the outside world. I think this…
Everyday negotiation
Negotiation, bargaining, haggling, horse-trading; proposals, offers, counteroffers, leverage, compromises, concessions, deadlock, ultimatums, bottom line, win-win, win-lose… and that’s just to agree what time my daughter…
The hardest presentation
The hardest presentation I have ever had to give was at a wedding, as the best man. The tradition is for the best man to…
Projects pending
The beginning of the year is a good time to think about projects. Let me think of a few possibilities… For example, practical projects: redecorate…
One year ends, another begins…
The team at King’s Training would like to wish all of its students a very happy and successful new year. Learning is a process which…
Having a calm (and spooky) Christmas!
Having a peaceful Christmas – with shopping, travel arrangements, presents, school events, lunches and dinners, office parties, decorations, Christmas cards, cooking on a massive scale…
What’s your office like?
Is it big and modern and surrounded by landscaped garden in an out-of-town business park? Maybe it’s in a unit on an industrial estate with…
Selfishness or selflessness?
I read the other day that self-help books which promote the idea of individuality as the path to happiness are very popular right now. The…