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January is quite often a difficult month; the holiday period of Christmas and the New Year are behind us while what we may have to look forward to is a long period of cold weather and not enough sunlight. Indeed, the third Monday of January is often referred...

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I’m coming back to the theme of successful presentations. Last time I wrote about what happens upstream, or before the presentation. I focused specifically on how looking at WHAT and WHO can help you with your presentation. In a way, a successful presentation...

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The Four-Sided Triangle © by Peter Sanderson-Dykes This time, I’ll be sharing few insights from the world of coaching about how to better manage your time, energy and stress. And in order to do this, I’ll focus on a recent discovery of mine: the four-sided...

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The Art of Delegating In this post, I’ll share a few observations about improving office life, and I’ll turn in particular to the theme of delegating tasks. A few years ago, I had a French boss who had placed on his desk the following sign: “If in Doubt…Delegate!”...

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January is quite often a difficult month; the holiday period of Christmas and the New Year are behind us while what we may have to look forward to is a long period of cold weather and not enough sunlight. Indeed, the third Monday of January is often referred...

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THE CHANGING OF THE GLASSES If you’ve ever been to London, it is quite possible that you have seen amongst things, the rather impressive – and very traditional – Changing of the Guards. Now I’m not going to focus on this, but on another important event...

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There is a tendency to think that to be working seriously, you must look busy. If you are working quietly –or, even worse, sitting around a table with other colleagues, looking relaxed and talking happily- then you are not serious. In some companies,...

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BLUE MONDAY, STRESS AND BURN-OUT January is quite a difficult month; the holiday period of Christmas and the New Year are behind us while what we have to look forward to could look like a long period of cold weather and not enough sunlight. Indeed, the...

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NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS It is traditional to begin the New Year by making a series of resolutions, or promises, about how we are going to change part of our behaviour. Over the years, people promise to stop drinking or smoking, do more sport, lose weight,...

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GUIDELINES FOR A SUCCESSFUL RENTREE September is a busy month in France. The holidays are over; the young children go back to school, the students go back to university and most adults go back to work. Such is the importance of this September rentrée,...

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