My Father studied History at University. I studied Genetics. This, in my brash young mind, made me a superior person. After all a science is useful, you can apply a science and make money out of it. History however, well what exactly can you do with that? I challenged my Dad once with this very […]
The Management Secrets Every Primary School Teacher Knows
This is a guest post. Like most parents of young children I am locked in long-term trench warfare, trying to “encourage” them to go along with all the dull things that me and their mother want them to do. Following the advice of the TV experts, I decided to try using a sticker chart to reward […]
Why is it so Difficult?
The message I preach is very simple: I’m a little like a stuck record (I’m showing my age, do you remember records?), I bang on a bit, I even bore myself. The message isn’t rocket science nor is it brain surgery, but it isn’t common practice. What I see is: I bet you see exactly […]
Can You Make the Right Decisions?
Decision-making is hard. So hard that we pay people handsomely to be professional decision makers: Doctors Underwriters Bank Managers Tax Inspectors All of them make their living by taking complex ill-defined situations and making decisions. Unfortunately they don’t always decide the same way If you put two professional decision makers in a room at the […]
The Two Reasons why Your M.I. is Always Wrong
My 4-year-old daughter is learning to count. She is obsessed by it. She counts everything: 1.. 2.. 3.. 4.. 5.. 6.. Everywhere we go. Most of all though she counts steps. Particularly in castles and cathedrals (which is fun) and car parks (which when you are laden with bags full of shopping… that you just […]
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