September 13, 2012
Time awareness
My watch broke a few weeks ago. No big deal. However it’s summer, the children are at home, and my wife has broken her watch too (careless you might say).…
January 13, 2012
Play isn´t the opposite of work
Play has little place in most modern organisations. Unless you work in Silicon Valley or for a wacky design agency with play dens and fireman’s poles, it just isn’t the…
October 5, 2011
Go away! You’re making me nervous!
Where’s the K? Why is it so much harder to do some things when we’re being watched? I’m not a touch typer, but I’m reasonably fast and fluent on a…
September 12, 2011
This blog will change how you judge
How do you make judgements? Would you be surprised if I told you that many of your judgements had little to do with the facts at all? Consider even the…
June 10, 2011
You’re using the wrong arguments to influence people
You have been hired as a consultant to write a card to be left in all of a hotel’s rooms. The purpose of this card is to encourage more people…
May 17, 2011
I don’t like buffets
Buffets give me loads of choice, provide instant gratification and save me time. All good, surely. The problem isn’t the buffet, it’s me. When faced with an abundance of options…