Are you thinking of going out on your own? One of our listeners is planning a possible venture in Thailand – a restaurant – leaving the cosy world of expat life and employment in Dubai. He asks what he should do to best prepare…

Is all this stuff about stress just media hype? Or do I really need to worry?

We are often not good enough at giving praise; we don’t give enough and when we do we don’t give it very well.

We don’t all have to be Chief Executive or Vice President … what if I am very happy as I am … why should I bother with all that long term planning and objective setting?

We all need to ‘unstring / relax our bow’ every now and then. As Aesop showed us a permanently taut bow or person will more easily break.

Why does the manager always give her the plum job? How come my bonus wasn’t as good as his? It’s not fair that … do you have any whingers / complainers like this? Why are they so common? What works best in dealing with them?

Who or what controls your life? Why should you care? What should you do about it?

Some people in organisations today seem to be selfish and ultra competitive. It’s a ‘dog eat dog’ world out there. Do we all have to be like that?