It appears today that an essential teenage fashion statement is the mobile phone (or the cell phone as our American friends would have it). It is a phenomenon which has taken off like wild fire. As I negotiate the shopping centre, I have to manoeuvre around teenagers...
There is an old saying that our brain, a marvellous piece of equipment, starts working from the moment of birth and only stops working when we get up to speak in public. For some reason our ability to charm and impress leaves us as soon as we stand up. Usually it may...
At a recent Interview Skills Workshop one of the participants asked “Can we prepare for an interview?†The answer was a resounding “Yes – you can!†In fact if you don’t do some preparation the likelihood of you getting the position could be very slim.So...
As an English expat, I am watching with amazement the unfolding drama that surrounds the UK Prime Minister, Gordon Brown.Appointed by his party to replace Tony Blair in 2007, he had already spent ten years as the Chancellor of the Exchequer (the ancient name for the...
There is an old Irish blessing, which goes “May you live in interesting times†– and these days most of us can say we have been blessed!These are indeed interesting times for many organisations: some are re-defining their operations, some are struggling to...
