Inspiring People – 1

I grew up in a fundamentalist Christian cult, so unfortunately was completely devoid of inspiration in my formative years. Everything was about following the rules, and the best ‘followers of the rules’ were seen as role models. Perhaps one of the reasons...

How Do You React to Bad News?

In 1979, when I was 23, I was diagnosed with testicular cancer. I had been to the doctor’s twice, and the doctor had sent me away with medication. Eventually, my girlfriend insisted that we were going to the hospital to see what was wrong with me. i will never...

A Return to Blogging

When I set up this website, several years ago, I made a commitment to writing a blog post at least every two weeks. I kept that commitment for over two years, and then work got in the way. I was spending too much time delivering training and not enough time working on...

No More Stupid Rules

Here I am speaking at the Russia Customer Management Summit in June 2014, just to prove that I did get there eventually! I am returning to blogging after an absence of several months, buoyed by my inclusion in GetApp’s 15 most influential customer service...