CorporateCoach

For forty weeks I toil, composing CorporateCoach for my readers. But at Christmas, Easter and during August, I take a break; a rest and some time for review and development. I know that some religions have already celebrated their festivals but, nonetheless, may I send you season’s greetings and wish you a prosperous and fulfilling […]

Here are Dianne Benussi’s top 10 tips for staying married at Christmas.
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Christmas is meant to be a holiday for everyone – not just for you. Make sure it’s a break for your wife too.
Reassure your wife that a simple Christmas is a great Christmas.
Get involved in the planning – and do it early.
Make joint […]

I have recently been working with Michael Skirving, presenting an Insights colours workshop to a management team. This is based on Jungian psychology and requires members of a team to complete individual questionnaires. A very simple but powerful process, taking about ten minutes.
The results show two behaviour types for each individual – the natural behaviour […]

A Straightforward Guide to a Stress Free Life
Stress is probably one of the biggest challenges of modern life and, often, we are not taught how to manage it. “The Straightforward Guide to a Stress Free Life” provides you with the tools and techniques to set yourself up for a stress free life and to […]

Director development is one of my interests, providing transition coaching for managers who think they ought to be directors and to directors who still think like managers!
As you move up and up in your career you will become more expert in a narrower field, or focus only on the interests of a single department. […]

I love to be warm. I love the sunshine and I enjoy an office in the 70s (°F). Others complain about the heat or the humidity in places like Dubai – I just enjoy it.
The changes in the weather that we have experienced over the last ten years or so have been ideal for me. […]

I presented a workshop recently using an excellent video training resource from Video Arts.
“Jamie’s School Dinners” uses television footage from Jamie Oliver’s 2004 campaign to improve the quality of food served in school canteens. This has led to government changes in both the funding and the nutritional requirements for school food. It has been a […]

Jamie Oliver is expanding his chain of "Fifteen" restaurants, already established in London and Amsterdam. The purpose of Fifteen is to inspire disadvantaged local young people to train for and enter a career in the restaurant business.
He is to open one in Cornwall in May next year and then one in Melbourne in September, which […]