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A thought which does not result in an action is nothing much, and an action which does not proceed from a thought is nothing at all. Georges Bernanos Read More »

What makes a good leader? Which personality traits do the best trailblazers share? Every organization has its own benchmarks for determining who would make the best head of its teams, but are those qualities really all that different? Research in the field suggests that, on a broad level, employees and employers are looking for similar characteristics in their leaders — ... Read More »

One ship sails east and the other sails west by the self same winds that blow. It’s the set of the sails and not the gales that determines the way they go. Ella Wheeler Wilcox Read More »

You don’t need to juggle your schedule or prune your commitments. You just need to do this. What if I told you the best and easiest way to start feeling like you have more time wasn’t to investigate your priorities or trim your commitments, but instead to add one more small item to your to-do list? You’d probably think I ... Read More »

Ordinary people believe only in the possible. Extraordinary people visualize not what is possible or probable, but rather what is impossible. And by visualizing the impossible, they begin to see it as possible. Cherie Carter-Scott Read More »

Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you. Carl Sandburg Read More »

The other day our air conditioning system went down and I called the company who services the unit. They’re a good company. The person who I spoke to promised to schedule a service call and get back to me within the hour. One hour passed. Two hours. Finally, I called her back. “Oh, so sorry,” she said. “Things have been ... Read More »

There is no one-size-fits-all approach to training. Every topic, company, workforce and generation has its own particular idiosyncrasies that may sway the approach in one direction or another. In the world of environmental, health and safety, organizations striving for safety excellence are seeking to move beyond simply complying with regulations to become champions of leading safety and learning practices in ... Read More »

The metaphor is perhaps one of man’s most fruitful potentialities. It’s efficacy verges on magic, and it seems a tool for creation which God forgot inside one of His creatures when He made him. Jose Ortega Gasset Read More »

According to research from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and Grant Thornton professional services, although the UK economy is improving, many organisations are finding it difficult to recruit skilled staff. This presents an issue for many organisations: unless the right people can be found to continue this growth, it will undoubtedly slow. In an effort to ... Read More »