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If you want to save money this winter, fill your freezer with cardboard
It’s Energy Saving Week soon (21-25 October), and that’s roughly when I start wishing I’d taken care of all those draughty problems in my behemoth of a home during those long hot summer months. I really can do little to warm it up as it’s a listed building, which doesn’t mean it can’t be warm […]
Why the UK should take tips from the German car industry
The UK car industry was once one of Germany’s biggest competitors; now it has become one of its biggest assets, says author Dominic Sandbrook. How did Germany accelerate away? Forty years ago, Germany’s biggest carmakers were putting the finishing touches to a product that would change their image forever. The Volkswagen Golf is one of […]
If you really want to help your kids with their homework, you need to do yours first
Every parent, irrespective of their age, will have lent a hand with their children’s homework. None of us saw this as meddling did we? We wanted to be involved, help their understanding and, possibly, make sure they were at least as good as the best or better. When my daughter was 11 she had to […]
The successful art of networking: it’s all in the feet
Years ago, when I was working at an advertising agency in London, I was asked to help someone out. He was down on his luck and my husband thought, as we worked in the same industry, I could help. (I should mention that my husband was a Freemason and helping other Freemasons who were down […]
It’s been a disaster darling!
To directly quote Craig Revel Horwood, not having a ‘to do’ list “has been a disaster darling.” I’ve been a little out of step all month and feeling bad about it too. I’m really sad that I couldn’t make it work, but I have discovered that my ‘to do’ is invaluable, but it’s just too […]
To do, or not to do a list, that is the question
You know how some of us work best under pressure but always think “If only I had more time”? But even if we had more time would we really be any better at hitting those deadlines in a calm and orderly manner? After all, the majority of must-not-miss key dates, like tax returns, Christmas presents, […]
Crisis, what crisis?
If you fail to plan… Bad things do happen to good people and no two crises are ever the same. They may be down to human error or totally outside your control; they may only have minor consequences or a devastating effect on your business. But all news travels fast, bad news even faster. I […]
