Author: Michael Kennedy

Art of Persuasion

Art of persuasion is needed in any project where people need to work together collarboratively, to help resolve differences of opinion,

Tempting technology…

Technology today is so demanding, as anyone with a smartphone knows. It is constantly buzzing and beeping saying “read me”, “pay attention to me”, “this is important”, “you’re missing out..”. When was the last...

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Trust in a post-truth world

One of the most important values in life is trust and integrity. For instance, relationships are at the heart of everything that we do. From the parent/child relationship in the home to the teacher/student...

Lies, damned lies, and Politics

Mark Twain’s popularised this famous quote “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” But the sentiment behind statistics seems relevant to the use of lies in modern political discussion. A discussion which is becoming even harder to discern because of the use of technology to hide propaganda and influence whole communities in subtle barely detectable but effective ways.

Ten Emotions

Ten emotions to use for better projects

I know what your thinking, surely you can’t be talking about emotions in the workplace! especially not in a steely nose business environment or a stressful project delivery 🙂 Well think again, these emotions...

Are UK businesses ready for Brexit

Are UK businesses ready for post Brexit GDPR?

There are some significant consequences to Britain leaving Europe from a data protection point of view. Depending on the type of exit the politicians finally decide, if at all :), this will have significant...