by Alison Gitelson | 7 Sep 2010 | Uncategorised
Minister Motsoaledi wants to ban alcohol advertising. His reason – to reduce violent crime fuelled by excessive drinking. A solution needs to address a problem, right? Without checking the research I am pretty sure that there is enough to prove a strong...
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 | 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...
by Alison Gitelson | 28 Apr 2009 | Leader-Management, Self Leadership
Today’s thoughts are especially for those of you who are either managers or business owners – and anyone else who is interested.Yesterday we awoke very early to an extremely cold autumn morning on our small boat on the Vaal Dam. So I climbed back under the duvet for a...
by Alison Gitelson | 7 Nov 2008 | Change, Leader-Management, Self Leadership
Believe in your ability Comments I just came across this quote from Obama. This is precisely what I was talking about in the previous post.People make change. The leader inspires and focuses the efforts. “I’m asking you to believe. Not just in my ability...
