NLP –  Snake oil or the answer to the meaning of life?
If you’ve never come across it before, just hearing the phrase ‘Neuro Linguistic Programming’ (NLP) may be enough to put you off reading this article further – you may be thinking ‘another fad from America’ with its own jargon, sold as some sort of answer to all our problems. This article addresses some of the principles upon which NLP is based and look at the practical applications of this fascinating body of tools and techniques for excellence in communication.

Getting to the Point of Better Business –
the intriguing parallels between business and fencing
“I’ve worked in management development for over 30 years and I coach the senior executives of some well-known Blue-Chip companies. During that time I’ve also been a fencing coach, introducing people of all ages to the modern Olympic sport of fencing. I’ve always been struck by the link between success at the sport and success in business. In talks to gatherings of business people I’ve noticed how the fencing metaphor catches their imaginations; so what is at the heart of this business-fencing link?

Conflict or Collaboration in Leadership – must I choose?
Imagine how much better you could lead your team and how much more successful they would be if you and they could see where some of the pitfalls and traps lay in working together as well as what the strengths were that make them effective.