Joe Rafferty is an organisational development consultant currently in employment with the Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration in the UK. Joe has been at the heart of stimulating change in large organisations and specialises in front line delivery of change initiatives, leadership development, managing complexity, creative problem solving, team development, coaching and mediation. Joe is an engaging public speaker and his entertaining writing style stimulates thinking and discussion. He can be contacted at: [email protected]
“I have to; celebrate you baby, I have to praise you like I should.” [Camille Yarbrough sampled by Fatboy Slim] You know that really horrible noise a microphone makes when it comes close to a speaker? Feedback, as it’s called – it makes your flesh crawl. Well for a lot of people, the feedback we…
“If you can keep playing tennis when somebody is shooting a gun down the street, that’s concentration.” [Serena Williams] Some people, like me, have no difficulties at all in concentrating. In my case I suspect this is down to the fact that I grew up as part of a large family. Studying for exams amidst…
“I know what you’re thinking. ‘Did he fire six shots or only five?’ Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement I kind of lost track myself. But being as this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you’ve got to ask…
“Use the Force, Luke. Let go, Luke. Luke, trust me.” [The spirit of Obi Wan Kenobi] Have you have ever played a shoot ‘em up arcade game when the bad guys are coming at you from all directions? Have you ever been in that situation when you begin to discover you’ve played it so many …