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I love spoonerisms: ‘ducking felicious’ and ‘rucking fidiculous’ are a couple I’m rather proud of. For me, the spoonerism’s appeal harks back to the music hall days where sexual double entendre was lapped up by audiences who wanted to hear something naughty being alluded to without hearing any actual filth. A present day business presentation […]

Those ‘5 Ways…’ tips lists are irresistible, aren’t they? I also enjoy ones with titles like: ‘6 Mistakes Your Least Successful Competitors Aren’t Making Yet’. However, for me, any one of those tips signpost the way to the real work that’s lurking beneath, waiting to be discovered: the ‘iceberg of the tip’,* if you will.  Easy isn’t Always BestIn

Here are 10 facts. Nothing More. Enjoy: Last night I saw Bill Bryson speaking at Ely Cathedral, launching his new book. There were approximately 1,000 people in the audience. He was a funny, engaging speaker. He had been asked for an accompanying slide presentation by the event organiser (the owner of the local bookshop). The technology

Last week on ‘Never Mind the Buzzcocks’, Fun Lovin’ Criminal Huey Morgan smashed a mug. He got angry over something minor and ended up looking like a humourless prat. He broke a major rule of speaking in public: he lost control. It doesn’t matter what happens, you must keep your cool. Rizzle Kicks, hosting the

Not a company of incompetent lawyers, but my favourite fools of all time. For me they appeal because they display: Absolute self belief and conviction. Vulnerability. Creativity. While their judgement is flawed by a lack of self awareness, I think they have attributes essential for success in… well, pretty much everything that matters.   So, watch the