I have started growing bonsai trees. It is immensely satisfying and the results are beautiful. It is not too difficult, this is how you do it… Pick a plant species that responds well Carefully trim back its roots and branches Choose a small container to constrain growth Plant in well-drained soil Feed and water regularly […]
Should you go to Work in Your Slippers?
How would it be if you could come and go at work just as you pleased? If nobody checked your hours, if you didn’t have to attend meetings and if the only stick you were measured by was the results you achieved? If you believe the articles the American retailer Best Buy has created that […]
Circles of Influence: Do You Want Your Team Flexing Their’s?
Three very important circles: The smallest is our circle of control, the things we can directly influence, the time we get out of bed in the morning, how we spend our money. All of it within our gift. The largest is our circle of concern, world poverty, global warming, the economy. All the things we […]
Monday Morning
It is nine-o-clock on Monday morning, you have just sat down at your desk. What goes through your mind? Do you sit and think of all the ways you could out-do yourself? Do you work through and plan out ideas to improve performance? Do you worry about how you are going to be cheaper, faster […]
Road Rage and Team Building
I was late, I am permanently late, I was born late and I am still trying to catch up. I was driving to a call centre in Halifax. If you have ever visited Halifax you will know that the last 5 miles into town from the motorway are along the most tedious stretch of “no […]