Yes, no and sorry -and political leadership

November 3, 2008 6 comments

This is my entry in the monthly group writing project  “What I learned from..” hosted by Robert Hruzek at Middle Zone Musings.
When  Robert put up the topic for this month’s WILF I was sure that he would be inundated with entries – coinciding as it is ( deliberately) with the US Presidential election. Flip [...]

Using words that diminish your impact

September 25, 2008 4 comments

As is often the case a post by Steve Roesler at All Things Workplace got me thinking. I love his work. Take a look .
Steve raised the issue of the impact of the  language you use. Often it is the inclusion of one small and apparently insignificant word that has the biggest impact.I met a guy [...]

Word of the week – proud.

August 20, 2008 2 comments

OK – this is a bit self indulgent but I am so proud of Chris Hoy. He is a local lad – went to the same school as my children and his first cycling club was based in the village where I grew up. Previously a dot on the map just outside the City of Edinburgh [...]

Word of the week – ethics

August 7, 2008 No comments yet

Ethics – the science of morals.
Morals – directed towards right; capable of knowing right from wrong.
Yesterday I was contacted by a company telling me that they were interested in what I was doing. It sounded like a fact-finding call so I called back. You guessed – they were trying to sell me something – in [...]


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