Alun Rees

Kolbe – My Decade of Success – What’s Your Kolbe?

It’s nearly ten years since I completed my Kolbe Accreditation, since then I have shared the my knowledge with hundreds of individuals and helped many teams understand how instinct is so important in knowing themselves and their teams. So over the next few weeks I am revisiting some articles that I wrote back then. What’sContinue reading “Kolbe – My Decade of Success – What’s Your Kolbe?”

The Monday Morning Quote #408

“Productivity isn’t everything but in the long run it is almost everything”. Paul Krugman (Nobel prize winning economist)

The Monday Morning Quote #407

“It took me a year to make peace with myself,” “You learn to adapt and accept. You have a choice: are you going to lie down and die or are you going to live your last few months? Life is joyous. “In the beginning you go through all the emotions. You start to ask yourself,Continue reading “The Monday Morning Quote #407”

The Monday Morning Quote #406

“There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.” Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela was released from captivity on February 11th 1990 (27 years ago) after 27 years of imprisonment.

NHS urged to share data so patients can be deported

If an NHS doctor divulged personal information about a patient, they could be struck off. But the government pays the NHS to do just this. A patient’s name, date of birth and address are among the data which are passed on to the Home Office. If you are in the UK illegally, they can findContinue reading “NHS urged to share data so patients can be deported”

In case you missed TGBSL #25

“TGBSL” explained here 1) Dental implant with slow-release drug reservoir reduces infection risk Scientists have developed a dental implant containing a reservoir for the slow release of drugs. Laboratory tests in which the reservoir slowly released a strong antimicrobial agent showed that the new implant can prevent and eliminate bacterial biofilms – a major cause ofContinue reading “In case you missed TGBSL #25”

The Monday Morning Quote #405

‘The first principle is you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool.’ Richard Feynman.

David Hepworth on Trump. “He has no principles. Therefore he has nothing to hide.”

I know that the 45th President is a very easy target but that shouldn’t diminish this elegant, excellent piece by David Hepworth. Full piece here It concludes: This is not a man that anybody looks at and thinks, “he represents my values or my country”. Nobody would lend him their lawnmower. He’s a televisionContinue reading “David Hepworth on Trump. “He has no principles. Therefore he has nothing to hide.””

The Monday Morning Quote #404

“Increasingly, we become so secure in our bubbles that we accept only information, whether true or not, that fits our opinions, instead of basing our opinions on the evidence that’s out there.” Barack Obama in his farewell speech, Chicago, 10 January 2017. (via John Naughton)

The Weekend Read – What they don’t teach you at Harvard Business School by Mark H McCormack

First published in 1984, I see that it is still one of the top sellers in the Business sections of airport book shops. Its very longevity proves that it either must have something going for it or because it has always been popular it must be good. Well you pays your money and you takesContinue reading “The Weekend Read – What they don’t teach you at Harvard Business School by Mark H McCormack”