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How to Be Visible and Appreciated at Work If, like me, you’re a fan of Monty Python, you may remember one of their very unusual sketches concerning the Art of Not Being Seen. It involved hiding behind trees…which were then, rather bizarrely, blown up!...

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On This Day October 19th

Published on October 19 2016

Today is… 19th October . On this day in 1781 Major General Lord Charles Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington at Yorktown, Virginia. This surrender effectively ended the American revolutionary war and shortly afterwards the United States became...

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On This Day October 18th

Published on October 18 2016

Today is… 18th October. And there are a lot of things that you might want to be aware of. On this day in 1469 Ferdinand of Aragon married Isabella of Castile, thereby uniting all the dominions of Spain. In 1685 King Louis XIV of France revoked the Edict...

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On This Day October 17

Published on October 17 2016

Today is… 17th October . And a strange event took place on this day in 1662 when Charles II King of Great Britain sold Dunkirk to France for 40,000 pounds. Now I wonder did he feel that he’d got a good price and did he even consult the inhabitants of...

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On This Day - October 14th

Published on October 14 2016

October 14th is a huge day in history, first of all on this day in 1066 the Battle of Hastings took place. William of Normandy defeated King Harold of England, this earned him the nickname 'William the Conqueror' and later he was crowned King. William...

I wrote recently about what is a good manager – or rather, what a good manager should be. This time I’ll focus on a theme which often arises in both large and small companies and can impact managers from all echelons – how to motivate your team during...