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The following are successful posts from the archives: The Five Habits of Highly Passive People 5 Assertiveness Techniques The Ten Worst Business Phrases of All Time The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Schools Convert You-Tube Videos for Embedding in PowerPoint How to Be...
Read MoreThe Men Who Stare At Goats
A few years ago I bought my brother a book for Christmas called The Men Who Stare At Goats. I wanted to read it but was too stingy to spend the money on myself. So I bought it, ‘carefully perused it make sure it was ok’ and passed it on. Now it’s out as a film with George Clooney and Ewan McGregor. It’s about the US Army – who has a history for this sort of...
Read MoreRecession Survival
I spoke last week to a teacher whose husband’s employer was dealing with the recession by avoiding making excess stock, but taking real stock of staff training needs and using the down time to cater for them. At a time when training budgets are being cut along with everything else, I was dead impressed at the far-thinking of an owner killing two birds with one stone, as it were, by...
Read MoreThe One Game
Do you remember a short drama series in the 80s called The One Game? The plot centred on a battle of wits between an arrogant businessman and a eccentric games developer within a ‘reality game’ named after the title of the show. I loved it and had a chance to watch it again recently. Like all quality entertainment, it has aged very well. It got me thinking about other attempts to...
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