by Alison Gitelson | 21 May 2015 | Uncategorised
Chatting with a friend whose children had played water polo in high school, the conversation moved to coaches. We have both watched matches where the coach has shouted abuse at the players all match long. This seems to be very common in at least boy’s water polo....
by Alison Gitelson | 8 Feb 2011 | Uncategorised
On the Sunday evening after New Year my husband and I felt like a meal out. I am always looking for new places to try so had a list ready with three close to us. The first was closed for the festive season but we found the second open and buzzing with about half the...
by Alison Gitelson | 12 Apr 2010 | Uncategorised
I stumbled across this most unusual TED video this morning and played it in the background. What a beautiful interlude. Natalie Merchant is a free spirit. Listen to the end to see how an artist who is so comfortable with herself handles a techie...
by Alison Gitelson | 19 Feb 2010 | Uncategorised
The best sales line in the world is this: “Please confirm that I understand your business correctly…” [Depending on the type of business you are in, you can change the word “business” to something more pertinent like: requirements,...
by Alison Gitelson | 13 Dec 2009 | Leader-Management, Professional Speaking, Self Leadership
“we shall fight on the beaches,we shall fight on the landing grounds,we shall fight in the fields and in the streets,we shall fight in the hills;we shall never surrender” Those were powerful words. Words spoken by Winston Churchill in 1940. Words that...
