One of the best compliments I ever received was from a very challenging staff member. At least she was very challenging at first. I’d keep hearing on the grapevine what a bad boss I was and how horrible I was to work with! I didn’t like it. Then I started to wonder about it. I got curious. I realised it would happen every time I’d give her a stretch assignment. Aha! She was scared she wouldn’t be able to step up. So she acted out by spreading the bad word. … [Read more...]
Are you being taken seriously?
The first time it happened I was only 10. I was swinging from one of those rope swings under the tree in the back yard when all of a sudden a Magpie swooped, landed on my head and started to scratch. I screamed. It flew off and I ran inside. As my Mum consoled me I cried: "I'm not a bird's nest". Well, you can only imagine how much teasing fun my siblings had with that! … [Read more...]
How to retire well
She was born in 1234. It always stops people in their tracks. “Date of birth?” “1234” she replies with a smile. The first of February 1934. My Mum is 80¾ years old. With a birth date like that it’s not hard to understand her love affair with numbers and patterns. … [Read more...]
