A golden goose

October 7, 2017

Sometimes you have a brilliant idea. If we do this, that thing will happen - easy, and all will be good in our world. It’s the golden goose effect; one thing... READ MORE

This, and this, and this

October 2, 2017

There’s always someone else. In presentations - you might be talking to the woman with the all the authority they need or just enough to open the next door, they could be... READ MORE

The entrance fee

September 30, 2017

Doing in a new way something that’s always been done in other ways means you’re either kinda-sorta critical of the old way, or you’re flat-out in-your-face critical. And anyone vested in... READ MORE

Mistakes will be made

September 27, 2017

Mistakes will be made. Tab A will somehow be squeezed into Slot C instead of B. It happens. Them’s the breaks. Sure you can organise to avoid. You can put processes in place,... READ MORE

Whilst it’s fresh

September 24, 2017

How was that for you? That thing you were working towards, the presentation, the performance, the pizazz. The thing you prepared for, and practiced for, and visualised, and lost sleep over. How was... READ MORE