As you know, I’m partial to sometimes sharing something ‘just because’ – because, well, why not? This vocal analysis of a Kate Bush classic from Elizabeth Zharoff, an international opera singer and voice coach, with 3 degrees in voice, opera, and music production is interesting because: a. it’s the first
It’s no secret that I love most of what David Hieatt and the team at The Do Lectures produce and put out into the world. One of their posts I saw recently on LinkedIn was too good not to share. Talking about ‘interesting’, the post says: “Interesting things happen when
It goes without saying that giving feedback is something you should be doing all year long, but it seems to me that the run up to the Christmas break provides lots of special and deliberate opportunities to express gratitude and deliver heartfelt thank yous to your team. You might already
This article from James Clear (author of Atomic Habits) tells the story of famous French philosopher Denis Diderot, who lived nearly his entire life in poverty until his financial ‘woes’ were reversed at age 52. Upon newfound wealth, Diderot acquired a new robe, which when put side-by-side made his current
An incredibly interesting graphic I spotted recently on LinkedIn showing the impact back-to-back meetings are having on our brains. The research from Microsoft’s Human Factors Lab measured the brain activity of 14 individuals. In summary, it showed that those *with breaks* between meetings had steady brain activity and experienced “coolness”.
A short time ago I was invited by Paul Levy, a long-time friend and now senior researcher at CENTRIM, University of Brighton (where we both studied back in our heyday) to join an informal chat with his creativity students. The idea was to arrive ready to impart whatever wisdom I might conjure
