
A couple of weeks ago, in my blog Get the Basics Right First, I talked about the executive functions of your brain. You’ll find more about that this today. The next executive function is attention. Several … Continue reading

Executive functions of the brain Last week I attended the excellent Learning and the Brain conference in Boston. At this conference you get to hear neuroscientists and other researchers talking about their research and how it impacts on learning. … Continue reading

I worked with Paul, a client a few years ago who was in a terrible state. He had taken over a department peopled with individuals who were struggling to meet even the most basic standards. Paul was late … Continue reading

If you look around your office or desktop, is it nice and clear or is it littered with piles of papers, letters, documents and other items that clutter it up? This is an issue that I have come across … Continue reading

If you read this last week, you’ll remember that I was told by someone that you couldn’t write meaningful objectives for people who just work 9-5 and expect to take an hour for lunch. I dealt with the first part … Continue reading

I have a client down in London who I see each month. I take a train from Luton because the trains are very frequent from that station (and the car park is very reasonably priced). Recently I heard another passenger … Continue reading

Just this week we are having a 5-day Festive Giveway. Each day we are giving you a 25% discount off a different set of products, valid one day only. It’s 16th December. Today’s code is “05 Time” (without the quotes) … Continue reading

Are you up to your eyes with work but don’t feel you are making any progress? Do you just have too much to do? Are you stressed out? If this is you, read on to get a few tips on how to reduce your workload. Here is one problem that wastes a great deal of time: Doing the same job twice (or more often sometimes). Find out what to do about it. Continue reading