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?
Relationships
The New Going Out
New Year's Eve plans are left in tatters when my daughter tests positive for covid. Recently we spent a long walk talking about how hurt she felt when her boyfriend wouldn't commit to seeing her on the last night of the year preferring instead to go to a house party with a friend. I told her … [Read more...] about The New Going Out
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
Attachment Issues
My daughter is concerned that we may have found ourselves with another ambivalent dog. "I thought Vizslas were supposed to follow you into the bathroom." Despite the fact that she does much of the care during the day the puppy is sometimes aloof to the point of rudeness, bypassing the … [Read more...] about Attachment Issues
Getting Back For The Dogs
Reading an article in "The Atlantic" about how having children has a negative impact on happiness, but how happiness isn't the only thing that matters makes me think about my dogs. I'm eating my breakfast as I read and the dogs are sitting next to me staring at my plate. Daisy, the older one, is … [Read more...] about Getting Back For The Dogs