The Absent Human

The Absent Human

I’ve been to Canada a few times and, among other things, I was amazed at how attentive people were to common spaces. I once stayed with a former client of ours. She had a mansion with a small yard in the back and a large, green meadow in the front. When she saw...
Some Ideas to Manage Our Time Better

Some Ideas to Manage Our Time Better

We all have 24 hours, we often try to cram as many activities into them as possible. Sometimes we get away with it, other times it seems time has no patience with us, it goes by far too fast. But, if we look at what we waste this resource on, we might realise that we...
Let’s Not Forget…

Let’s Not Forget…

That leaving time for ourselves should not be a luxury but a necessity. Just as we take care to charge our phones every night, it’s good to take care of our own batteries too. That someone who shows us at a moment’s notice that they are anything other than...
On Garlic and the Reciprocity Principle

On Garlic and the Reciprocity Principle

In the 25 years of my company’s existence, I had two clients who called us to help them with an issue for 2-3 hours and who, afterwards, asked to be billed. We have done many pro bono activities, thinking that it is better for us to give and invest first. These...