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You know the situation - the cobbler’s bairn’s ( children’s)shoes are full of holes. The Doctor’s children are always sick… Well here I am having a “cobbler’s bairns” moment. I have been asked to submit an application  for a potential client engagement in the form of a CV. Now my challenge is to make my […]

My Mum told me today that adult education classes on coaching skills are being run in her local community centre. The advert says that “Coaching is a non judgemental method of helping people fulfil their dreams and ambitions”. Nice description….and such a good idea to offer classes in coaching skills locally.
In my opinion there are great […]

At this time of year many people - not just in Scotland - celebrate the birthday of Robert Burns on 25th January by attending a “Burns Supper” as I did at the weekend. The format of the “Supper” is traditional and an  important part is called the “Immortal Memory” where someone talks about Burns himself […]

Yesterday I met up with Mike Octigan who started me blogging. Mike and I met when we each took the role of coach on Space Unlimited projects. We hit it off immediately and when we meet now we talk about a wide range of topics - animatedly , and at length.
I was meeting with him yesterday to […]

Employee retention continues to be a big challenge for organisations. Providing conditions which will encourage good people to stay is the subject of continuous discussion. At a seminar last night a group of HR practitioners and leisure and tourism specialists discussed this some more.
The debate was lively and creative. There were lots of good ideas […]

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