It was management expert Ken Blanchard who originally said, "Feedback is the breakfast of champions," but this week I've been thinking a lot about feedback and wondering whether such a general observation is actually very helpful. For a start, "breakfasts of champions" is a very wide genre … [Read more...] about Is Feedback The Breakfast Of Champions?
Meaning
Confirmation Bias & Wind
It was "Blue Monday" this week, a day which is, apparently, the most depressing of the year falling just after January 13th which is supposedly the coldest day of the year, although anyone standing in the garden with me in their bathrobe at 2 am last Thursday morning when the dog needed the toilet … [Read more...] about Confirmation Bias & Wind
Metaphorical Tractor
I don't know what Tom Rosenthal's song "Tractor" is actually about but then part of the joy in art is the unique and personal meaning we give it. There was something about the refrain of the chorus, "I'm a tractor on the motorway I'll be there tomorrow if not today" It made me think about … [Read more...] about Metaphorical Tractor
Maintaining Control
My father-in-law has said quite specifically that he doesn't want to come over for Christmas dinner but my wife hates to think of him alone again after the death of her mother a little over a year ago. My son's girlfriend has decided that she will eat with her mother rather than join us after the … [Read more...] about Maintaining Control
Same Old Christmas Songs
Walking the dogs with my sister she is telling me about a novel called "Lockdown" which paints a significantly gloomier picture than the one Omicron is currently treating us to. "I really hate this time of year," she says, echoing the lyrics of one of my favourite recent Christmas songs, "Home … [Read more...] about Same Old Christmas Songs