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An article over at HR Zone  about bullying at work got me thinking.
Let me start by saying that I was a victim of workplace bullying many years ago. The fact that this still haunts me shows the damaging effects of bullying. I take the issue of bullying very seriously.
My bully was verbally abusive and constantly made comments […]

I have just come across this from the people at Dove. For once a company that makes products aimed ( mainly) at women that is taking a good hard look at what responsibilities they have
Please watch the 3 short movies.
 http://www.campaignforrealbeauty.co.uk/dsef07/t5.aspx?id=8130

Is “but” one of the saddest words in the english language?
I remember one young man showing me his league winners medal for basketball  - then taking the gloss of his success by saying “but it’s just for local league”.
( could have been - next time it will be national league!)
How many time have you heard […]

When I  work on issues about perception with clients, this can provide an interesting perspective on a situation. Sometimes we go through life believing something to be the case - with little or no evidence to back this up. I recall a client saying that he thought that his boss considered him to be arrogant. After a bit […]

This weekend the Scottish Basketball Cup Finals took place in Glasgow. The City of Edinburgh Club which we support as a family had a team in all 6 of the finals which was great!
Our under 16 men fought valiantly against strong opposition but on the day did not manage to win. The Under 18 men […]

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