Tomorrow sees the start of the Chinese Year of the Dragon, believed to be the most auspicious year in the calendar, with red and gold as the auspicious colours for the New Year. They are also great shorthand to think about how we approach the coming year and what it may hold for us, both [...]
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R.E.D. and G.O.L.D. – an auspicious focus for the coming Year of the Dragon
Sunday, January 22nd, 2012Wow! I’m a trend setter – that’s reassuring
Friday, December 9th, 2011After a blustery and challenging week I find myself with a big smile on my face this morning. As the year winds down and we all start to look forward to what the next one brings it seems that I am way ahead of the game. What a delightful surprise! The Pantone Color Institute have [...]
Reach out – I’ll be there
Monday, November 14th, 2011The title of this post is an old song title from the Four Tops. It’s amazing how old song lyrics can get you thinking. The song is all about support systems and asking for help when you need it and, hearing the song the other day, that thought collided with some statistics I heard a [...]
PAYING IT FORWARD OR GIVING SOMETHING BACK
Monday, November 14th, 2011“The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself. ” – Oscar Wilde As the increasing longevity of the population means that the government continues to struggle with the question of where to peg the age at which we might all receive our [...]
LIVING BY THE GOLDEN RULES
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011Whether you are looking for a professional, a tradesman, or a particular service provider, the chances are that you will first ask friends and colleagues for recommendations. The social networks are also full of requests for trusted advisors and ‘proven’ abilities on an endless range of subjects and specialisms. Why does this work? Because we [...]
‘The Big Society: Challenges + opportunities for membership organisations’ – event report
Thursday, October 28th, 2010This blog entry appears as a guest blog for ‘Library & Information Update’, the CILIP journal. The other night I attended an event jointly offered by the RSA and NCVO, rather interestingly titled “The Big Society: Challenges and opportunities for membership organisations”. The speaker list was impressive: Matthew Taylor (Chief Executive of the RSA), Dame [...]
Professionalism Essentials No 2 – Attitude
Thursday, August 12th, 2010In this post we continue to look at some of the essential qualities that contribute to defining what professionalism is and how choosing to adopt and live by its requirements will deliver huge benefits for individuals and for organisations. A for ATTITUDE It is never too early or too late to realise that professionalism applies [...]
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New book published
Friday, July 23rd, 2010Susie’s new book ‘Professionalism: The ABC for Success’ was recently published by Professionalism Books to rave reviews. Learn more >
Professionalism Essentials No 1 – Excellence
Monday, July 5th, 2010Over the next few weeks I will be looking at some of the essential qualities that contribute to defining what professionalism is and how choosing to adopt and live by its requirements will deliver huge benefits for individuals and for organisations. CHOOSING EXCELLENCE We are all used to the idea that society applauds excellence in [...]
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