For about a year now most of my conversations with business leaders have tended to spiral back to the topic of social media. Demographically speaking these people are typically older folk, and more often than not they say something like, “Yeah, everyone keeps telling me this is important but, really, I’m just too old for [...] Read more

One of the most fundamental of leadership skills is communication. If you can’t convey clear and compelling messages you simply won’t be able lead effectively. Yet for some reason most of us in the business world have tended to ignore the very people who naturally know the most about connecting with an audience – actors. [...] Read more

Did you know that, according to research conducted over a decade and tested on 500,000 people, 90% of high performers also rank highly in Emotional Intelligence (EQ)? While on the flip side just 20% of low performers are high in EQ. People who develop their EQ tend to be successful on the job because the [...] Read more

There was an expression when I was in the Army which was, “telephone, telegraph, tele-digger”. Basically, this meant that if you wanted something to be known (or not) around the country within moments, then just mention it in conversation to “Jonesy” (common digger nickname), the nearest well-meaning “digger” (soldier) whilst having a “darb” (cigarette) and [...] Read more