Motivational Cooking Advice

Following on the motivation theme, while laying a thick layer of newspapers in the bottom of a raised herb garden as weed matting, I not...

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Motivation - Intrinsic vs Extrinsic Factors

What motivates you? I know for me, it is personal satisfaction from a job well done. For others it will be recognition. For some it will...

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The Pure Advantage Four-Step Plan

Continuing the sustainability theme, a group of Kiwis have formed the Pure Advantage group. Consisting of Sir Stephen Tindall, Kiwibank ch...

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Sad News - death of John Hannah

I didn't post this news yesterday, as I was still trying to get my head around it. A long-time friend of mine, John Hannah, was kil...

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The Leadership of Ray Anderson

"Who's Ray Anderson?" I hear you ask. Ah. Ray Anderson caught my attention in a film by Canadians Mark Achbar, Jennifer Ab...

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OED Grammar Tip

In a recent Oxford English newsletter, they had a tip about which should be used in a sentence: 'that' or 'which'. Many pe...

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Newsletter Issue 210, December 2011

Sam Young Newsletter Issue 210, December 2011 Hi guys, Are you having trouble getting the most out of your...

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Courageous Leadership

In an earlier blog post, I wrote about courage and leadership; but in the direction of making moral judgements. So I thought that a little...

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Would you like that with Sauce?

Huddersfield-based James Bamforth was an early English film-maker, photographer and artist. But he is best known for his saucy postcards, ...

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Newsletter Issue 209, November 2011

Sam Young Newsletter Issue 209, November 2011 Hi guys, Are you motivating your staff? Check out Motivatio...

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AIDA

Remember when you are seeking work, you are aiming to get your prospective employer to take action. To do that, use the PR tool of AIDA (M...

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