by Graham | Mar 21, 2013 | Personal development
I met my friend Paul about six years ago. Paul isn’t his real name, and he would be very embarrassed if he knew I was writing about him. Paul is an area manager for an airport retailer. I had a cup of coffee and a chat with him six years ago, and quickly ... by Graham | Dec 31, 2012 | Activities, Opinions, Personal development
In early December, I wrote a guest blog post for Alison Chisnell, on her HR Juggler blog. You can read it here. It summed up my 2012 quite well, and with the benefit of a month’s hindsight, I wouldn’t change a word of it, except for giving the England... by Graham | Jan 24, 2012 | Opinions, Personal development
All of us have something in our lives that we want to do, or wish we could do. I’m no exception to that rule! My current dream, sitting here in my office, looking out on a grey, uninspiring day in Peterborough, Eastern England, is to be able to take a group of... by Graham | Dec 19, 2011 | Activities, Customer service, Personal development
2011 has been an interesting year for me, one in which I have met a lot of new people, watched and listened a lot, and therefore perhaps learned a lot. Leadership has occupied my mind much in 2011. I have had the opportunity to practice my own leadership skills during... by Graham | Nov 29, 2011 | Personal development
Someone asked me a few weeks ago what my strategy for inspiration is. It’s a difficult question to answer. I don’t often find inspiration purely within myself, so I’m fortunate that I belong to the human race – you never have to look very... by Graham | Sep 20, 2011 | Activities, Customer service, Personal development
When you are in a micro-business, as I am, you find yourself sometimes besieged by people wanting to make money for themselves by helping you to be more efficient, more focused, more technologically savvy, more whatever their particular skill is. There’s nothing... 