How optimistic are you?

Answer the nine questions in this little online quiz to find out how optimistic you are My result? “Sunshine with Patchy Fog. Everything’s coming up roses – most of the time. Your outlook is optimistic, but you tend to think more positively in the...

Want to appear smart?

You’d like to appear smart in meetings? So what should you do? Writer and Comedian Sarah Cooper has the answers. Take a look at the nine tricks she gives us here (link to: medium.com). My favourites?: Ask people if they need anything. Grab some sticky notes and...

Ending an email

We’ve spoken about ways of ending email messages before. I sometimes use “Take care” if I know the person fairly well. Or even “Take care of yourself”. And, if it fits, you might like to try: “To your success”.

The Chinese and beer

I’m not a beer lover myself, so I can’t understand why British beer is so popular in China. Apparently, the Chinese drink about 55 billion litres a year. According to this BBC article, there’s a “passion and curiosity for drinkable symbols of...