For years I have trained people about paradigm shifts – those light-bulb-switch-on moments – where there is a seismic change from the usual way of thinking...
If there is an award for tenacity it surely must go to Joe Biden. From his first presidential bid in 1988, thirty years on and the...
I was unsure about what to write this week. I felt inclined to either comment on Kim Kardashian’s ‘humble’ luxury 40th birthday or the campaign by...
You are probably familiar with the fable of the emperor’s new clothes. The emperor is tricked by charlatans and shysters who take his money in exchange...
As I write this on Thursday October 15th I am alerted by media reports on the significance of the date. I am talking not of the...
“How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. What we do with this hour, and that one, is what we are...
If I say the word ‘robot’ to you, I can guess what would immediately spring to mind – a cute little Android or animal-like creature with...
I must confess that up to a couple of days ago I had never heard of Harry MaGuire. In fact, when I began this article, having...
Am I allowed to rant? Can I get this off my chest that I want to get on with my life and for this pandemic to...
I am working closely with two MDs who hardly surprisingly both feel emotionally tested by a second lockdown. They feel that they were just getting things...
These days I am amazed that no sooner have I searched online for a Buddha garden statue than I am subsequently inundated for weeks with all...
You will be forgiven for thinking the world has gone mad. From adults fighting each other for toilet paper when there is no shortage of supply,...
More than 400 companies, including Coca-Cola, Adidas, Ford and Lego, have vowed to halt advertising on Facebook, in a growing protest over how it handles hate speech and...
Anyone who’s been out and about at month-end will attest to the fact that Botswana has an on-going love affair with old-fashioned, footfall shopping. The furniture...
“We live in an age where the rate of change has been colossal. Colossal. Almost every week there’s some transformation of some kind, whether technological or...
Do you ever feel like you are missing something? You know that feeling when things do not add up, something feels off and you simply don’t...
You’re probably familiar with the terms ‘kingmaker’ or ‘the power behind he throne’, referring to those close confidantes who groom, coach and direct future leaders, with...
Looks like we’re on a slow crawl back to business, hopefully the start of regaining a semblance of order and familiarity when those deserted streets, closed...
With the exception of Antarctica, Covid still maintains its grip all around the world. Infection rates and stats vary widely from place to place, however, with...
I spoke last week about some signs of gradual easing of Lockdown restrictions in many parts of the world. People used to complete freedom of movement...
Throughout the world there are 2.6 billion people (one third of the global population) in some form of lockdown or quarantine. What does this mean for...
I feel that there was a shift at work this week. It might only be my perception and although not seismic, I am sensing the wheels...
You can’t not write about Coronavirus because it is at the centre of our current world. The problem, however, is trying to stay on top of...
When and why does a temporary fad or craze subtly become the norm? And what of emergency measures which live on long after the problem has...
Today I am writing about the benefits of early rising. It’s 5 am. I get up most days at this time. Does that mean I have...