Everyone brings their experience and life to their work, afterall it is who we are. People may assume it works the other way also. It’s not always the case. I know chefs who never cook at home. And some strict, powerful people I’ve seen in the workplace are absolutely bubbly, softies away from the office. […]
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I’m weak with weaknesses
At a recent interview I was stumped by the common question about what I feel are my weaknesses. I knew it was a standard question, and did prepare for it at some stage, though when it was time to respond I almost drew a complete blank. The question followed in order from what I thought […]
A load of 2011 updates
It’s almost been an eternity since we had regular internet access at home, so there’s been no blogs for some time. I’ve occasionally added to a journal, so I’ll post some of these out of date and out of context items below – and reset the date of the publishing, as they were mostly from […]
I’m a Specialist Plant
As part of our staff meeting we had a member of our Learning & Development department come along and take us through a behavioural assessment. The behaviour test was based on Belbin Team inventory, and it shows insights into what your preferred roles and least preferred roles are. I have always been a cynic of […]
Happy Birthday honey
Wow wifey, you’re old. I think sleeping in til 11am on mywife’s birthday would usually be a no-no. But with a seven hour time difference, and the safety of 12,028 kms, I can say it was entirely appropriate! Apparently being awayin an entirely different country is not a sufficient present. Luckily Dubai has everything for […]