Students and teachers alike often believe that the only correct English teacher is a Native English Speaking Teacher (NEST) or referred to as a Mother Tongue speaker. Sadly, the term doesn’t define teachers or their abilities very well. As I’ll discuss below, just because you are a native English speaker doesn’t equate to better tutoring. […]
Management vs Leadership – Understanding The Differences
Is a good manager naturally a good leader? What are the differences between management vs leadership? The main difference between leaders and managers is that leaders have people follow them whilst managers have people who work for them. Even small business that are largely self-operated or staffed by friends and family members will require some […]
What is a Toxic Personality and how to identify them?
In a perfect world, every one of our colleagues would be perfect and happy to do everything expected of them. But what if they develop a toxic personality that can damage your business? And how do you identify toxic personalities? Post Summary: What is a toxic personality? 5 toxic personalities and how to spot them What […]
The Manifesto of a Happy Organisation
“Happiness is a journey, not a destination” (Ben Sweetland, an American psychologist and author of “Grow Rich While You Sleep”) Oh, happiness, that elusive feeling – a notion we all talk about, long for and work towards on daily basis. Happiness is no longer only a very personal, individual notion that brings a warm-and-fuzzy feeling […]
Employer Branding – Why And How You Should Build An Outstanding One
I recently came across a job ad – a standard list of “who we are – who we are looking for – what we offer” and it looked fine enough for me to consider it for an application. Yet, when I opened the enclosed recruitment video of this very organisation, I abruptly realised “Wow, it is NOT […]
