I have a book full of puzzles and every now and then I have a go off solving one of them. What’s great about this book is that if ever I am unsure if I’m right or wrong I can simply check the back of the book and I have my resolution. My attempt was … Continue reading No one right answer →

Quentin Tarantino has publicly stated that he will only make 10 movies in his lifetime. Ten is a nice round number and this personal limit makes Tarantino unique amongst filmmakers who don't usually set an end date to their craft. For example Woody Allen, Martin Scorcese and Stephen Spielberg are three directors who are in … Continue reading Tarantino’s ten →

You're right, it is unfair. Life is unfair. Telling more people how unfair your life is isn't going to improve your situation. The remedy in my opinion is acceptance and action. Yes it is unfair now what are you going to do about it? What actions are you going to take to better your situation?

Full transparency doesn't mean if you ask me I'll tell you, it means being forthcoming with all details a full disclosure

Everyone complains about the complicated system but nobody offers to build a replacement. That’s because complaining is easy and taking responsibility is not.

For the past year I had the perfect set up about every two months or so I would get my haircut at the same barbershop with the same barber and I was happy as Larry. Now everything’s changed. The barber has left the barbershop and I’m faced with a dilemma. Do I still get my … Continue reading Barbershop dilemma →

I heard of an organisation who's employees would max out their sick days every year. They would keep track of how many they had left and take them strategically so as not to arouse suspicion but every year you could guarantee the max amount of sick days were taken. Now if you're the company you've … Continue reading Sick days epidemic →

Bert wants some of Margaret’s meal but doesn't want to ask straight out because that would be too obvious and direct for him. Instead he goes for the subtler: 'Oh that looks tasty'  Margaret, wise to Bert’s ways, replies without looking up: 'It is' Don't be like Bert folks be honest and direct.

One of the compelling aspects about Salesforce is the vast amount of integrations it has. It can sync with Facebook, LinkedIn, Google and many more. Salesforce have also broken out their products by function like CRM, Marketing and Sales and of course each of their products integrates with each other too. This huge network is … Continue reading Salesforce integration →

Occasionally I get LinkedIn messages that are completely irrelevant to me. From reading the messages it's obvious this person has simply copied and pasted a template and thrown it into my inbox without caring if it is relevant to me or not. This is spam marketing, it just focuses on playing the numbers. If these … Continue reading Spam v thoughtfulness →