Business-Speak at The Apprentice #1

Posted by on May 11, 2011 in business, communication, confidence, entrepreneurship, Leadership, teamwork | 2 comments

Following hot on the heels of The 10 Worst Business Phrases of All Time and The 8 Worst Written Business Phrases of All Time, we begin a new series on The Apprentice, focusing mainly on the contenders’ communication skills. Series 7 is under way.  The first episode on the current series was shown on 10 May.  Catch up on the first two episodes of The Apprentice.  Then, come back and join...

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Limitless Movie Review

Posted by on Mar 28, 2011 in business, emotional intelligence, learning, personal development | 1 comment

So I saw Bradley ‘Faceman’ Cooper’s new movie Limitless on Saturday night.  It’s about a washed-up writer dude who gets a cutting-edge pill that multiplies his IQ into a four digit figure… with dark consequences.  “I wonder what you made of it?”, I hear you think.  Well, wonder no more. First, the movie.  Bradley Cooper was funny in The Hangover, or...

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Determined to be Depressed?

Posted by on Feb 9, 2011 in education, positive psychology | 6 comments

By ‘determined’ I don’t mean single-minded in your resolution to paint it black.  I mean genetically determined.  That’s the news anyway.  Scientists have found a link between your genes and your ability to produce a brain molecule called neuropeptide Y (NPY) whose function it is to restore calm after stressful events.  Can I have a shot, please? The link between a...

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The Pursuit of Happiness

Posted by on Feb 7, 2011 in positive psychology | 0 comments

No, I’m not blogging about the 2006 film, satisfyingly adequate as it was.  I’m talking about positive psychology, the academic movement that is turning traditional therapy – where else? – on its head.  Here are two new recent tid-bits from my quest to understand, evaluate and apply this radical new thinking.  Enjoy! First off, there was an excellent discussion on...

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