People

A Sadist’s Guide to Punishing People with PoorPoint

The second worst business activity, after Zoom calls obviously, is sitting through a presentation. Not one of…
Leadership and the One Minute Manager

Having ranted extensively on how not to manage (Be a Cracking Post-COVID Chief, Don’t Step in…
Emotional Intelligence

Teenage Dirtbag Where are you on the Emo scale? By Emo I mean Emotional Intelligence, as…
The Great Resignation

Apparently, thousands of ungrateful staff are leaving their companies in droves now that they naively believe…
You’ve Been Changed

For those of us easily amused, watching videos of sad people falling off bikes, or having…
Effective Communication

Isn’t it really annoying when someone wilfully misunderstands what we are trying to tell them? We…
Minimise Meaningless Meetings

Most meetings are meaningless for the majority of members. They are probably the second most time-wasting business…
T’working Flexibly

I’m sure there were a lot of flexible working requests flooding in on Wednesday morning from…
Make an Eff-ing Difference: A Cheat’s Guide to Effectiveness & Efficiency

The Tempest I was trying to think of good examples to talk about for Efficiency and…
Britain’s Got Talent Management

When I was looking for my first job (just after the Falklands War, but it wasn’t…