Joined-up communication
I have been in the UK as my mother fell and broke her leg and, as an elderley person, needed support to return home from…
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…