Last weekend I visited Maker Faire Rome at the Fiera di Roma venue in Italy. Please read my article Maker Faire Rome: A Firing of Minds and a Launch of Innovat...
Improve Your Presentation Skills
Having listened to somebody present to you, are you likely to remember everything they said?
No, that’s very unlikely!
Wh...
Written by Jason Grills
Virgin Group CEO, Sir Richard Branson has become a name to reckon with in the business world. Among a lot of other factors behind his success, exceptional customer service has always stood out. Known for delivering valuable...
The concept of money has evolved along human civilization.
From basic bartering to today's digitization of assets, money has remained a constant presence dur...
For Leaders
The best way to focus a team. Why every team needs a Big Arrow. (Know Where You’re Going: Define Your Big Arrow)
We are all incredibly busy. The...
By @SimonCocking review of Leading with Emotional Courage: How to Have Hard Conversations, Create Accountability, and Inspire Action on Your Most Important Work. By Peter Bregman. Published August 2018 by Wiley. £22.99/ US$28.00/ EUR 25.50. Hardcover...
A Freakonomics podcast from Nov 2017 discussed how productivity gains (and exponential ideas) were grinding to a halt ("Are we running out of Ideas?"). At the v...
Trait Adjustment
Whether you call it low adjustment, neuroticism, high reactivity to stress, or just being grumpy, higher adjustment tends to be considered a positive thing. At work, most employers are looking for cheerfulness and a positive outlo...