The story is told of a Professor of English giving a lecture at an Irish University. He said that a ‘double negative’ implies a positive, whereas the same logic did not apply to the use of a ‘double positive’. When a voice came from the back of the lecture theatre,
For small teams, every morning, with a simple agenda. Each person says what they did yesterday / plan to do today / and if there’s any help they need. Team Leader must be disciplined and ensure no over long discussion. If necessary they might say “you and I will discuss
Working with some people on the topic of Talent & Career Development…. I have many years experience with many different organisations. And I have come to the conclusion that the main holder of responsibility for Career Development is THE INDIVIDUAL. If you don’t care about, prepare for, invest in your
Question: I am one of many these days; made redundant last year. But I’ve been lucky; I decided to strike out on my own and I now provide Consultancy services in the Information Management area. That used to be called I.T. but there’s a lot more to the business these
I am one of many these days; made redundant last year. But I’ve been lucky; I decided to strike out on my own and I now provide Consultancy services in the Information Management area. That used to be called I.T. but there’s a lot more to the business these days
Question: We operate in a marketplace that is increasingly competitive. Happily our offering has certain unique selling points which mark us out from the competition. Notwithstanding that I still find it a challenge to deal with a number of tough negotiators these days. There’s a prevailing attitude (or demand
Question: Running my own plumbing business for quite some time – last summer I joined forces and took on a partner. It was a good way to boost capacity, he brought some good new contacts and business and I also felt I had been a one man band for long
Question: I recently took up the offer of a lease on a pub. It is owned by a relative and they offered a reasonable rate and given the lack of other opportunities these days I decided it was worth a go. I don’t have specific experience of running a pub