Why do I forget people’s names?

Why do I forget people’s names?

A classic: I am introduced to new people “Nice to meet you I’am….”, smiles, handshakes. raise my gaze and I think: “What’s his name? Ouch, every time!”. I feel beyond hope, but I am not the only one. It is fairly common to...
The Talent Code: go deliver a presentation!

The Talent Code: go deliver a presentation!

I am reading The Talent Code right now, an interesting book by Daniel Coyle on… well on talent of course! What is the main idea of the book? That talent is something we are not born with (or without) and it can be grown. The scientific point is that it is based...
Job interview’s death?

Job interview’s death?

In my life I sat through some hundreds of job interviews. Most of the times as an interviewer in different companies: IBM, Anixter and Galactica. In some cases I was on the other chair. What do most of them have in common? Quite useless in pinning down if I liked the...
Modern boredom (in business)

Modern boredom (in business)

The average modern worker, especially if in the ICT sector, is subject to an almost inevitable illness. It doesn’t spread by infection, it just needs two common tools (pictured above).