Sigh. Another boring report to research and write.  Shall I get on with it?  Nah, I’ll do it later. Do you feel this way sometimes?  When you have those “ugly” tasks to do and suddenly it seems more important to replace the ink cartridge in the printer, and oh, how about sorting out that…

  In the not-too-distant past (think fifties to nineties) one was perceived to be successful and “rich” purely by owning status symbols like nice cars, bling-y watches or being able to go on holiday to a sun-soaked beach resort in Southern Europe.   I still remember my awe when I had a meeting with a…

  For most of us, productivity and creativity are two beasts living on separate continents. We find it difficult to marry the two because productivity is seen as all about “doing” and creativity is seen as all about “mind flow”.  And our busyness often blocks our creativity – being so focused on the doing that we…