Dress Code: Floor length oyster satin

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The invitation had promised full-on glamour, pared-down art deco style, crittal windows and floor-length oyster satin. I’m not sure about the satin, but there was style and glamour in spades as more than 50 guests milled around the function room on the 10th floor at 80 The Strand, marvelling at the eye-pricking views of London. […]

New Year Goals

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“Only about 3% of adults have clear written goals. These people accomplish five and ten times as much as people of equal or better education and ability but who, for whatever reason, have not taken the time to write out exactly what it is they want.” Brian Tracy, Eat That Frog! Liz GoosterI like to […]

Chemistry Meetings: To have them or not, that is the question

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Meeting someone in person gives rise to a different dynamic than is possible by email, or even by phone. You very quickly get a first impression and discover the strength of the rapport, if any. In my job as a business publisher, I always like to meet my authors before we sign up to work […]

Jenny Rogers, Coaching Skills – Review

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This is a practical and generally very encouraging guide to coaching. It provides specific tips, even down to lists of tried and tested questions to ask clients and lots of discussions of what actually happens in a coaching session. Well-integrated case studies bring the advice to life. Liz GoosterI like to describe myself as happily […]

How many coaches does it take to change a light bulb?

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I’m about to embark on a journey and I’m not sure where it will end. When I think about it, my pulse judders, and a cocktail of excitement and apprehension quickens my blood. As a keen traveller, and one who rarely maps out a fixed plan in advance, this isn’t entirely a new sensation: the […]