Schmick. That’s how I describe the new wafer flash drives I’m using to distribute my Training and Professional Development Catalogue for 2015. And yeah, I admit it: a schmick catalogue is good business, but for me it’s much more than that: like the Japanese way of wrapping gifts beautifully reflects the value of what’s within,… Continue reading The 7 ways to get the most value out of learning and development
Author: violeta
How to decide what’s worth your time (and what isn’t)
“Life is too short to stuff a mushroom,” quoth Shirley Conran, to which I’ve always replied, “Have you ever HAD a stuffed mushroom?” Because please: pancetta and pecorino in a mushroom truly make this short life worth living. (I note, by the way, that Ms Conran didn’t think life was too short to write Lace and Lace 2,… Continue reading How to decide what’s worth your time (and what isn’t)
Why it’s never “just a typo”
Did you hear about the Scotsman who went into the female bathroom by mistake? He thought the sign on the door said, “Laddies”! BOOM BOOM! Groanworthy jokes aside, it is relatively rare for a typo or spelling mistake to affect our comprehension so completely that we take our sporrans into the wrong restroom, so to… Continue reading Why it’s never “just a typo”