Looking for a new lover? Or a new boss. Or a new bossy lover? Business Partner? Want to know how your children will turn out? Want to know why some friendships last and others don’t? You need to do a wee bit of character assessment. Our friends the psychologists can help us here. They say [...]
Why, Oh Why, Oh Why?
Things are easier if we know why we’re doing what we do. I mean really know. The reasons we do what we do are often not the first reasons we come up with. The first reasons we come up with are not wrong. But they’re not the whole story. There’s more… I have clients who [...]
How To Be Authentic
I went to see a band on Sunday night. A band I first saw in Kelvingrove Park in Glasgow in 1986. I was very young. They were and are great but they never made it commercially. They’re like a lot of bands who are loved by musicians but not by enough of a fickle and [...]
Why Lottery Winners Lose It All
You cannot be, do or get anything if it’s not part of your identity. This is why lottery winners often lose their money pretty quickly. They see themselves as consumers so they consume – spend, spend, spend. They do not see themselves as millionaires who behave differently – they use money to make money. Look [...]
Wise Are You Grasshopper?
Wise Are You Grasshopper? I used to do a lot of business in Japan. The clichés are true. The most important guy in the room is the guy at the back who says nothing. But is he wise? Don’t know. He’s certainly the oldest. That’s the way it often works in Japan. In the West [...]
Knowledge, Action, Mindset – what to do today?
I made a woman gasp last week. I said that action was more important than knowledge. She didn’t agree. She’s in love with her knowledge. I think she widened her eyes and put her hands over her mouth. Very Am-Dram. Don’t get me wrong. We need knowledge. And action. And mindset. I was banging on [...]
What’s Your Speed Limit?
There has been some gnashing of teeth recently amongst the particle physics mob. They were sending neutrinos to each other through the earth (is that safe?) and they noticed that some of the little blighters appeared to be arriving before they should. They’re supposed to travel at the speed of light. And they’re arriving early. [...]
Your World – an Inspiration or a Limitation?
It took me 45 minutes to walk to school and another 45 minutes to walk back. Kicking a ball all the way…each way. In my brogues. Come rain or sun. No brolly. Don’t be daft. My Dad used to take me to see Hibs. I saw them play Juventus in Edinburgh. UEFA Cup. It was [...]
How To Change Someone’s Behaviour
You may want to change someone’s behaviour. A subordinate; a boss (yes you can!); a spouse (let me know how you get on); a child. Before you try to do this, you need to be sure the change is for that person’s benefit, not just yours. And that they want to change, or at least [...]
How To Stop Making It Up As You Go Along
It was 1991… I drove across the M62 for a job interview. If I got the job it would be my pass out of the lab and into the glittering commercial world. A senior buyer. For ICI Pharmecauticals, now AstraZeneca. I had a PhD in chemistry and 3 years lab experience. I was a shoo-in [...]
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