In last month’s newsletter, my good friend and colleague, David alerted you to the toxic games’ we play that prevent us living the life we […]

All of us play them. But few of us are aware of half the games we play. Am I talking about golf, tennis or pool? […]

Motivation can be defined as an emotional state that precedes action. But what if the action is a highly negative and dis-empowering one? I’ve often […]

Last month, deep in the heart of Japan’s winter. We were repulsed from the summit of Mt Fuji. After climbing 1100 vertical metres with large […]

Do you tend to see events as opportunities or obstacles? How we view this is a complex result of deep mental programming based on our […]

Some of you may be aware that I organised an all-disabled mountaineers’ climb on Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania very recently. Our team of four hailed […]

Last month, I wrote about challenges business managers face and promised to add to the issues of staff motivation and management an article on vision […]

Most recently, two separate studies have shown a trend and areas for concern. First, an INSEAD executive education newsletter poll found that 61% of people […]

Why is “teambuilding” often getting a ‘ ho-hum’ reaction by organisations and their staff? Two words: Ineffective results. The reasons for an ineffective teambuilding exercise […]

For some years after my long hospitalisation in 1998, I used to give thanks daily to God for being well and alive. But like many, […]