May 1, 2015
Caregiving and Work – When the Cracks Start to Show
I’d got no further than taking off my coat and turning on my laptop when my desk phone rang – it was my mom. “Charlie?…
Mindtools unveils brand refresh and new M: Suite, signalling a new era in leadership and management skills development
Mindtools, a global provider of leadership and management development solutions, is launching its refreshed brand and introducing M: Suite, a comprehensive and interconnected portfolio of innovative learning products and services that meet a breadth of skills development needs in the leadership and management space. Mindtools has been the trusted partner…
April 28, 2015
Personality vs Character
A century ago, the military asked the American Psychological Association to develop a test capable of identifying soldiers susceptible to shell shock. Rorschach inkblots then…
April 27, 2015
The key to Innovation
What has Leonardo da Vinci got to do with creating an engaging marketing campaign or reducing your company’s carbon footprint? Quite a lot, if…
April 24, 2015
Who’s on the Team?
I’ve been lucky to work under a number of successful management teams in the past… but I’ve also worked with teams that, frustratingly, didn’t quite…
April 14, 2015
What Lifts you up?
There are several areas in my life where I’m constantly striving to improve myself. And, for each one, I motivate myself using different methods.
April 13, 2015
Do you Want to be More Innovative?
Stop and think about some of the incredible innovations we rely on today. Most of these products were invented decades ago and are now such…
April 10, 2015
A Crash Course in PTSD
I knew it was going to hurt as soon as the car pulled out across my path. The only questions in my mind were: how…
April 6, 2015
Beyond Bias
Very few of us would admit it, but we are all biased. Research shows that all of us are naturally drawn toward people like ourselves…
April 3, 2015
Bully for you!
I’m a fully grown, professional man. I’ve worked hard and thrived in many high-pressure situations; I know my own mind and don’t allow myself to…
March 31, 2015
Doodle do
You know that feeling… You’re in a post-lunch meeting and your eyelids feel heavy. It’s hard to concentrate. Your attention starts to drift and…
March 30, 2015
How to Fail Faster and Better
Since leaving my job as a news reporter for Thomson Reuters and going freelance some years ago, I’ve had to come to terms with failure…
March 27, 2015
Say What you Think!
I was looking after my eight-year-old nephew last weekend, and I’d love to say it was a pleasure but it wasn’t! His parents…