Pyjamas today? No way!

I don’t know about you, but growing up I watched my parents follow the same routine, day in and day out. They dropped us kids off at school, picked us up again, made dinner, reflected with us on our respective days, let us watch a bit of TV and then it was...

Off Balance. On Integration.

WORK life integration. Instead of trying to balance the two separate spheres in our lives, our professional and personal lives are now deeply personal and inextricably linked – and we want to see value in all we do. Organisations aware of this can focus on creating a...

Who dares an open conversation?

Some folks are scared to ask the next question. The one that drills down just that bit further. I’m passing on the essence of an article I had considerable empathy with, by Belgian management consultant John Niland. “It takes both courage and energy to...

Fireworks to really light up the joint

Back in Bittern when I was growing up, penny bungers were the fireworks of choice on New Year’s Eve. I had more fun setting off and running away from my small stash of crackers than being a passive spectator to the brilliance of News Year’s Eves at Times...