Tag archive for etiquette

Getting along

Getting along

So, some new year’s resolutions have come and gone, and my last two meetings got punctuated with honest thoughts and considerations about “others”. And when I say “others”, I mean “some people one could easily (and somewhat happily) live and work without”. Sounds negative? I…

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Genuine?

Genuine?

“Just be yourself, you know, your genuine self, and everything will be fine”. That is one thing. Then there is “do not take anything personally, and brush off any negative thoughts”. Sure! This is not a rant, rather a continuous balance exercise, feeling like a funambulist, debating…

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The price-tagged rule that hurts

The price-tagged rule that hurts

Puzzled and a bit annoyed (in a first-world way, that is): after endless debates and lively discussions with friends and professionals around the idea of sharing, trading and even bartering, I got fined by a worldwide company I only knew of as a sponsor to…

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Wishful consistency

Wishful consistency

Working from a sport event to another is fun: no doubt about that. Then there are the “nitty gritty” and other details that one runs into, whether in the planning or operational phases, which, sometimes, get on the nerves. There is a simple reason for…

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Another Game of Thrones

Another Game of Thrones

So, what is all the fuss about this famous game? Even Perez Hilton is talking about it (!). Not that following a trend or the majority has always proved it was a good idea, it just seems that the writing and the content of the show are…

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Lost and found

Lost and found

After almost a month in London, things are shaping up, and it is rather reassuring. I am still stumbling here and there, sometimes with accents, sometimes with some political statement it would be plain futile to discuss. I am not lost though, and I am…

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Robert Redford was here

Robert Redford was here

And I am sure it was great: for him, or for anybody who got to see/meet him. I went and spent the long Remembrance weekend surfing in Tofino with a group of friends. It was low key, fun and rainy when we could catch the best waves….

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