Get over it

September 5, 2015

There are times when things aren’t as you’d like. Some of them are impossible to do anything about - when even at your most irresistible, they’re immovable - and some of... READ MORE

Spend your way to success?

September 2, 2015

Grand hotels chew through a lot of cash. Some of it goes to location: the beach, city centre, by the conference, opposite the park. Some goes to furnishing and fittings and the... READ MORE

What changed

August 23, 2015

What changed? Everything was going along swimmingly. Emails were exchanged, coffee was drunk, meetings were productive. And then … a change of tone, less responsive, everything slowwweddd. And. Stop. Don’t jump to the worst... READ MORE

Roadblocks

August 15, 2015

There are roadblocks. People who have authority and refuse to budge. Regulations that stop you doing what you want to do. Funding that falters. Unmovable forces. If it’s a human blocker there’s always... READ MORE

Forcing the schedule

August 14, 2015

There are always things - not urgent, but important - that need your time but you never manage to get to. You want to do it, really … but there’s always a... READ MORE