STOP!
Our guest blogger, Mr Brian Saunders, challenges us to… STOP! I’ve just come away from reading two very good blog posts about ‘finding thinking time’. I’m challenged and interested and ready to put some of these ideas into practice. I’m sure many of you reading this feel the same. But I wonder if it is […]
Can we go back to reality now?
Our inhouse blogger, Mr Brian Saunders, considerd the perils of relying on technology too much, and pleads: Please, help me touch reality again (Large Reward Offered!) Is 2018 the year when we give up on technology and decide to return to more natural and traditional ways of working and living? Many bloggers, forward thinkers and erstwhile […]
What do you mean ‘it sucks’?
Our guest blogger, Mr Brian Saunders, suggests a few ways of ensuring that you company does not…suck! In our now predominantly mixed language working and social environments, small errors in communication (often the result of a lack of understanding of the shared language of English) have proven incredibly expensive to companies worldwide. Take the classic […]
Making Lemonade
When life gave lemons to our guest editor, Mr Brian Saunders, he decided to make lemonade! When life gives you lemons, make lemonade! There was a poster saying this in the English Teacher’s Room at my school. As a youngster, I never understood what that meant. The poster showed a rough hand pushing the lemons […]
Mind the gap
Our guest blogger, Mr Brian Saunders, feels very…uninspired today This morning I’ve nothing to say. That’s how my blog starts. Not a very amazing opening, not how the professionals do it. Ha…NO! They just sit down to write and the ideas and the excitement just flow like pure mountain stream water. They write books, manuscripts, […]
Taking me on
Our guest editor, Mr Brian Saunders, took the challenge…to take himself on Have you ever tried out those personal assessments of character, dispositions, skills or attitudes? You know, the tests where you answer all sorts of questions about your deepest self. Scary, eh? One organisation I’m part of asked me to try out a ‘test’. […]
What we can learn from turtles
Our guest editor, Mr Brian Saunders, went swimming at Governor’s Beach…and came back with this This summer I had one of those amazing times when all else seemed to stand still in a moment of amazement. Swimming out into the bay at Governor’s Beach in Cyprus one gentle, calm morning, I notice something come to […]
Where are the remains of your breakfast?
Our guest editor, Brian Saunders, talks about a small change he made in his daily routine…and how small changes can make a large impact on our lives… Just one month ago I made an interesting decision to change an early morning routine. It didn’t seem very radical at the time. I didn’t get up an […]
Turn Blame into Responsibility
When things go badly, successful managers need to look first at themselves and then at others. Our guest blogger, Mr Brian Saunders, muses on how to turn blame into responsibility and so become more accountable – ultimate, more succesful. I’ve just been checking my Facebook again and reading yet more stories of blame. It seems […]
‘FRAPPE’…….Your Guide to Choosing an Online Course
CIM (BVI) does not offer any short-term online courses; instead, we award world-class university-level EU degrees. But we get many enquiries every day from individuals seeking to do short online courses, so here’s some advice to take into account when choosing an online course. You’ve decided to study for a further qualification, to develop your […]
Where are you right now?
People and businesses alike want to be connected. Forming connections with other people fulfils our personal need for security, sociability and acceptance. Making networks, links and agreements with other companies is the life blood of corporate growth, in just about any industry or organisation. That seems obvious, you might say, but I’ve recently been reflecting […]
Studying to Music
…pleasures and pitfalls
Do you study with music on? Or do you prefer the sound of silence? The blog post below considers the pleasures and pitfalls of studying with music. Hospitals now use music to reduce pain. Advertisers and retailers know that music can heighten interest in a product. Sports stars use tracks to train to and yoga […]
The key to success: Time Management
Whether you are in your first year of studies or your last, time management is an essential skill that if you haven’t already developed-you must. Whether you are in your first year of studies or your last, time management is an essential skill that if you haven’t already developed-you must. In order to excel both […]