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Recognising enough is enough

Posted on March 11, 2010 by David C. Buchan

Yesterday the song Somewhere from Robbie William’s Reality Killed the Video Star started playing on my iPod. I asked my wife if she’d bought it and forgotten to tell me. She hadn’t. It was me and I’d completely forgotten. If … Continue reading →

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You may be teaching and not know it

Posted on March 9, 2010 by David C. Buchan

On Saturday my family and I spoke via Skype video to our dear friends in the UK. They’re visiting next month and we thought it would be good for the children to all speak and see each other first as … Continue reading →

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What are you thinking?

Posted on March 2, 2010 by David C. Buchan

Ever since I was young I’ve been fascinated by the idea that people could learn from books or spend all their life as scholars studying. Now I find I’ve become the very same. My personal mission statement of ten years … Continue reading →

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Where do you lay the blame?

Posted on February 24, 2010 by David C. Buchan

On Monday night my wife and I were attending parent-teacher interviews. We had two appointments booked and we were both on time for the 5.00 pm appointment which left us plenty of time for the second at 5.20 pm. It … Continue reading →

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How to conduct performance reviews simply

Posted on February 19, 2010 by David C. Buchan

Michael Carter and I were chatting this morning about conversations in the workplace and we came around to the topic of performance review as a series of conversations. This is how I prefer to conduct performance reviews. For managers and … Continue reading →

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The Next Trillion

Posted on January 7, 2010 by David C. Buchan

The Next Trillion Paul Zane Pilzer. VideoPlus 2001, Paperback, 197 pages, $3.11 There are some interesting ideas in The Next Trillion by Paul Zane Pilzer. I read the Australia and New Zealand Tour Edition which is an abridged version. Let … Continue reading →

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My favourite authors

Posted on December 7, 2009 by David C. Buchan

Tom Morris – Modern day philosopher. Every time I’ve been successful Tom’s 7 C’s of Success have all been in play. John Maxwell – Leadership mentor. An amazing knack (though hard work no doubt) of distilling leadership lessons into understandable … Continue reading →

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The Charter for Compassion signed. Now what?

Posted on November 23, 2009 by David C. Buchan

Following in the footsteps of Michael Bungay Stanier I have signed and affirmed the Charter for Compassion, a global effort to raise the awareness of compassion in the world. This simple act had me thinking about compassion over the weekend … Continue reading →

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It is your responsibility to clarify understanding

Posted on November 16, 2009 by David C. Buchan

The meaning we bring to our words in a conversation is important. Each of us has grown up learning what words mean so well that we often fail to recognise others may be using the same words but with different … Continue reading →

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The Fine Art of Small Talk

Posted on May 19, 2009 by David C. Buchan

The Fine Art of Small Talk Debra Fine. Hyperion 2005, Hardcover, 224 pages, $4.95 Initiating a conversation with other people can be difficult as most of us are so worried about what the other person will think of us that … Continue reading →

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