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I am working with Napier University on a very exciting project - more of which soon - and I met with fellow associates of the Edinburgh HR Academy based there to discuss some of the details. When the worlds of academia and business come together it is my experience that there as some language difficulties. When […]

I heard Norman Drummond, founder of the Columba 1400 International Leadership Centre, talk about how his vision for such a facility was created. Norman is a compelling and entertaining storyteller! He says that when he was a young man training to be a lawyer he was faced by a young woman client with her baby […]

At the end of the basketball season here in Scotland our under 18 team had a playoff game against Falkirk Fury and - I am pleased to say - won! That makes the team both league and cup champions. Even in a minority sport like basketball by anybody’s standards that is a great achievement.
As I […]

For those who do not follow soccer Cristiano Ronaldo is a wonderful young player in the Manchester United team. Hugely talented he is usually at the heart of any Man U success and is widely regarded as one of the best players in Britain - maybe even the world.
So…. when he turned up to take […]

I have been meaning to read The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho for ages. I  noticed a copy on the bookshelf in my friend’s house last week and asked if I could borrow it. She agreed and I have been reading it mostly on the train and bus while I travel between appointments. There is a […]

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