Chapter twenty-three: W-x
‘What’s in a name?’ goes the familiar quotation from Romeo and Juliet. Obviously quite a lot, as a name is the basis for our identities… Read More »Chapter twenty-three: W-x
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Chapter twenty-two: V-w
We demand individuality and memorability from our quotations.” Very few of you will have failed to notice that I like to use quotations. I like… Read More »Chapter twenty-two: V-w
Helena Clayton
Helena Clayton, leadership consultant, coach and advocate for leading with love, talks to Louise Clifton about what role love can play in the workplace.
Chapter twenty-one: U – v
The trouble with words is you never know whose mouths they’ve been in“Dennis Potter Usually adverts come one at a time and are soon forgotten.… Read More »Chapter twenty-one: U – v
Chapter twenty: T-u
Talking in someone else’s voice – is it ventriloquism? Impressionism? If so, a kind of impressionism that has nothing to do with Monet. Ironically, since… Read More »Chapter twenty: T-u
Chapter nineteen: S-t
Short words suit swift actions…But it can be a boring, monotonous diet for those having to take these words in.” Short simple words are the… Read More »Chapter nineteen: S-t
Chapter eighteen: R-s
The sound of your words will tell you a lot – a stumble might point out the word you’re not sure about, a pause for… Read More »Chapter eighteen: R-s
The time to act is now: Embracing the leader within
In the frame of Black Lives Matter, is it time to find more fundamental ways to open our hearts and minds to greater humility, humanity… Read More »The time to act is now: Embracing the leader within
Chapter seventeen: Q-r
Questions can be very useful in helping you get started on a piece of writing. Why should this be so? Aren’t questions inevitably a sign… Read More »Chapter seventeen: Q-r
Chapter sixteen: P-q
Punctuation is the cause of many problems. Some people get irritated by it because they see it as pedantry. Do they they do. It’s not… Read More »Chapter sixteen: P-q
An appetite for leadership – what’s on the menu?
At the same time as restaurants are opening up again, university colleagues who are hungry for leadership might find opportunities to make an impact by trying… Read More »An appetite for leadership – what’s on the menu?
Chapter fifteen: O-p
Once I selected poems for all the members of the company where I was working. I invited them to live with the poem, reading it… Read More »Chapter fifteen: O-p