Archive for May, 2008
A story about leadership
May 16th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
I’ve just returned from working as a Support Trainer with a training consultancy called Lamont Associates on a course near Oxford. One of the tools we teach is the use of stories and I thought that I would share with you one which we used this week: “By good fortune, I was able to raft […]
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Off to do some training
May 13th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
When I am not doing my consumer work, I sometimes act as a Support Trainer with a training consultancy called Lamont Associates. This is run by a remarkable woman called Georgeanne Lamont who wrote the book “The Spirited Business” [my review here]. I’m off now for a few days to run a course for a […]
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This week’s Thought For The Week
May 12th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
For no less than 453 weeks now, I have circulated by e-mail a Thought For The Week to a growing number of friends and contacts around the world (the current circulation is around 1,200). You can check out all these thoughts here. Now this week’s thought is: “Remember – a statue has never been set […]
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The American presidential election (33)
May 12th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
There are different estimates of the delegate count secured by Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, but most now suggest that Obama has just acquired more super delegate votes than her – adding to his long-term lead in the pledged delegate tally. The 2008 Democratic Convention Watch gives their calculations and some others. The trend is […]
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Brother Cyril and me
May 11th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
From the age of eight, I was brought up in a single-parent household led by my mother and I was the oldest of the three children. Although I saw my father regularly, it was not a happy relationship – so altogether I was short of a respected father figure and tended to find one where […]
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Another revealing meme
May 10th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
I’ve been tagged for a meme by my American cyber friend Dana Huff. I won’t follow all the rules but I’ll go with the flow and answer the questions. What were you doing ten years ago? I’ve checked my diary. I was Head of Research for the Communications Workers Union (CWU) which represents staff in […]
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How many countries have I visited?
May 9th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
My good friend Andy has directed me to a great web site that enables one to create a personal map showing all the countries one has visited. I’ve eagerly done this and posted the map on my web site. Now on my web site, I list the 49 countries that I reckon I have visited. […]
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The American presidential election (32)
May 9th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
Last night, I watched Barack Obama being interviewed on CNN’s “The Situation Room”. He was thoughtful and articulate and, if I was an American, he would certainly have my vote. Now Obama is going to be the Democratic Presidential candidate – it’s just going to take a little more time for Hillary Clinton to accept […]
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60th anniversary of Israel
May 8th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
Today is the 60th anniversary of the foundation of the state of Israel. Among the many media pieces marking the event, I thought that this article was a good assessment of the situation. You can read my review of a book on the Arab-Israeli conflict here. A year ago, I visited Israel and you can […]
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Gas explosion near to us
May 8th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
A gas explosion in South Harrow – close to where we live in London – has killed one man and injured two other persons as reported here. I’m so glad that we sorted out our gas leak as I blogged here.
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