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Out walking with my friend Lesley ( who took this picture) at the Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh we stopped to look at the wonderful Charles Jencks "Landform" in ...
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How did I end up here?
"What do you want to be when you leave school?" Do we still ask that question? Is the 21st Century version " What do you want to do...?" Either way ...
Sunday evening – “I don’t want to go to work tomorrow” feeling
If you find that instead of making the most of the weekend on a Sunday evening you find yourself full of dread for Monday morning it's time to take action. We respond ...
To avoid confusion – keep your message simple
After meeting a new contact yesterday at a venue I had not been to before I headed for the ladies on the way out. As is often the case in ...
Ignoring people is never a good tactic
Arriving for a hospital appointment the reception desk was deserted. There was a note to say that the receptionist would be back shortly so in the meantime just to take ...
That was a surprise!
There is nothing better than a visit to the wondeful Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh on a sunny day in autumn. The colours of the trees were spectacular. There were also ...
Knowledge is Power
A couple of years ago I was working with a group of college students on a team building day. After undertaking an exercise - building a bridge from newspaper I ...
The trouble with truth
While researching methods of encouraging discussion in groups I was reminded of World Cafe conversations which were used at events I participated in a few years ago. The World Cafe ...
You can’t get daffodils without the rain!
Last week there were just green shoots. Then we had a sunny day and the shoots opened! Are there any brighter indicators of spring than daffodils? Soon gardens as well as grass ...
