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The strangely entertaining (for a foreigner) New York Times Close Up slot features as its host the accomplished yet bizarrely expressionless Sam Roberts. On NY1 this weekend featured an English author’s new book. Peter Pringle in Experiment Eleven (reviews on this Amazon link [http://www.google.co.uk/url?

One for sales management. The climax of the English top flight football league was astonishing. A double-strike inside five added minutes of stoppage time earned Manchester City the title in the very last match. One newspaper review of the season made me think of many a sales conference hoo-rah I’

I learnt about the latest education buzzword the other day. From an aspirant Asst Head no less. At a recent conference, English school bosses were derided for coining the phrase ‘teachability‘. Its context; do teachers want to learn? They also talked about wanting to promote ‘learning enthusiasts’. Apparently, teachers in

[https://salespodder.com/content/images/wordpress/2011/10/spamtin.jpg] Here’s exact text I came across as posted through a corporate comment box. The kind that hopes for random contact from a cold prospect. It was headed “Thought regarding your website“, and subheaded “google“; > I’ve helped hundreds

Here’s a book written by a former Wall St trader who retrained as a neuroscientist. The title apparently refers to a french phrase for twilight. On Radio 4 Thursday, I heard him explain more. Here’s a taster of his publisher’s blurb [http://www.harpercollins.co.uk/Titles/

What a legend, the nonagenarian scientist James Lovelock. Incredible inventor (microwave oven) and leading thinker (“Gaia”, the earth as self-regulating organism). I caught an as ever fascinating interview [http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/tls/tls_20120508-0930b.mp3] with him on Radio 4’s The Life Scientific from 8

So, after the Rusky and French presidents, Europe’s largest personal political mandate went once again to Boris last Friday night. Phew. London is safe for four more years. When in America recently, watching the Republicans tear themselves to shreds, I noted one particular debate question recur; Define your brand

A match made in the champions’ champagne lounge. Jeff Randall [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/9235204/Businesses-all-want-the-secret-of-Roberto-Di-Matteos-magic.html] talking about football and business management parallels in one article. Unfortunately, in his piece (rightly) lavishing praise on Chelsea “interim coach” Roberto Di Matteo and lambasting Barclays’ and Tesco’s leaders,

[https://salespodder.com/content/images/wordpress/2012/04/susan-cain-introvert-extrovert-400x696.jpg] Susan Cain has been on quite the global plugging trip. Not only on telly in England, but her people have even placed PR here in SA [http://www.timeslive.co.za/opinion/columnists/2012/04/29/a-shout-out-to-quiet-in-a-world-that-cannot-shut-up-and-listen] . Are introverts the