The most important ‘soft’ skill is reading people. That means assessing your first impressions of them methodically, recognising their limitations, sensing the impact you have…
Glenda Chew7 January 2024
Millions of people face a suffering, searing, tortuous New Year. The world’s problems are too frequently listed to repeat here. The unnecessary deaths of so…
Glenda Chew1 January 2024
In the heyday of the railways in the early 20th Century they learnt that the bulk of their business – and the most profitable –…
Glenda Chew6 November 2023
What scares you most in the world outside your own and your family’s health? Losing your job, perhaps? Being cheated out of money? Rows with…
Glenda Chew25 October 2023
Of twenty-six subjects suggested to those who attended the most recent Drink & Think Soiree, Purpose in Life came out top. It is something we have been…
Glenda Chew29 September 2023
Our recent Drink & Think Soiree attendees were asked which of twenty-six subjects they most wanted to hear about in The Daily Paradox. They could…
Glenda Chew28 September 2023
This slightly gangling word is often associated with closure – when someone is retiring, perhaps a post-dinner party note of thanks or a comment on…
Glenda Chew24 September 2023
We are overwhelmed by the amount of information, promotion, news, fake news, social media contact and process we are subjected to. Once we used to…
Glenda Chew6 September 2023
A favourite horse of mine, Panda, was known for her nuzzle. When you were patting her head she would nuzzle up to your shoulder and…
Glenda Chew20 August 2023