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01 Oct 2019 - 10:48
  The narrator and central character speaks direct to camera.   The head hunter was in a gossipy mood. He rang me on the pretext of asking if I knew anyone who would be a suitable candidate for a senior post he had been hired to fill. This is how these management recruiters do business, use their contacts to get names then ring the names and say your name has come... See more
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12 Jul 2014 - 15:18
  In board room battles a full frontal assault is rare as it is in your average team meeting. It’s not the person having a stand up row with you that you need to worry about. The plotters and schemers tend to do their whispering in dark corners and behind closed doors. And you may never know the name of your assassin. I never knew mine.   Did I see it coming no not until it... See more
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12 Jul 2014 - 15:34
This is an interesting and humorous article which offers some insights into how people behave in the work place. If you have read any of my articles in the professional press or my excellent books on management you won't be surprised that I am so highly regarded in the business world. Sounds a bit arrogant, you might think you are that good but you would never say it. Well you could get... See more
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12 Jul 2014 - 15:27
It’s not enough to succeed. Others must fail. What’s so deliciously spiteful about this quote from Gore Vidal is the acknowledgment that in victory some delight in the defeat of others. If you’re competing for Olympic gold then clearly for you to win others must lose but it certainly wouldn’t be in the Olympic spirit to rub it in. I get the impression that those who win have more respect for... See more
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