27. A Different Way of Getting Things Done
In the last tip I talked a bit about psychological type in relation to how we get things done, using 'The List' as an example of a tool...
26. The To-Do List - Friend or Foe?
Is one of your self-organising tools The List? If so, is it the friend you think it is, who acts like a second brain and gently nudges...
25. How Comfortable is Your Life?
Advertising almost always aims at creating discomfort. After all, why would you buy something if you weren't in some way unhappy without...
50. Your Life: Journeying or Waiting?
The American writer and critic, John Gardner, once said that there are only two plots in all of literature - you go on a journey, or a...
24. A Good Time For Networking
A recent survey reveals that a third of Londoners feel that their job is less secure than it was a month ago. The figures are slightly...
Are You A Perfectionist?
Last week, when I looked through 'How to handle your boss' I spotted a mistake. When I was telling the story of the consultant ENT...
22. How to Handle Your Boss
Have you ever worked for a difficult boss? If not, you're extremely lucky - I suspect there are very few people who go through life...
21. The More Things Change...
'May you live in interesting times' Ancient Chinese curse If you work in the NHS you may still be reeling from the news that the...
20. How to Win Friends
People are not interested in you. They are not interested in me. They are interested in themselves - morning, noon and after dinner.' ...
19. Let Me Introduce You... To Your Brain
'The brain struggling to understand the brain is society trying to explain itself.' Colin Blakemore (from Mechanics of the Mind, 1977) ...