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A mini-checklist for comparing national cultures: conversation rules, workplace behaviours and socks

May 3, 2017May 3, 20176 Comments

Some key things to pay attention to when operating in an international context.

How to perform brilliantly in your second language, even when you can’t understand anything

April 5, 2017May 3, 2017Leave a comment

And why language is the least of your problems when you communicate in your second language

Pragmatics – the skills you really need to really speak a language

March 29, 20174 Comments

Why language is the least of your problems when you communicate in a second language

How to succeed without being happy or authentic

March 22, 2017March 22, 20172 Comments

The pursuit of happiness and authenticity is big business, but is it in our interests?

Could you be as lucky as William Shakespeare – the Business Model Innovator?

March 16, 2017March 21, 2017Leave a comment

How Sakespeare managed to produce timeless masterpieces, with reference to popular modern innovation practices, and the parallels between Shakespeare's time and today.

Have a great idea? How to stop your company from killing it.

March 8, 2017March 10, 2017Leave a comment

The three things you need to guarantee that great ideas will survive in your company

How to deal with the emotional rollercoaster of learning new things

September 20, 2016September 22, 2016Leave a comment

How to get your people on board with learning and change

How to divide a company with a common language

September 13, 2016May 2, 2017Leave a comment

An official company language creates a bridge across national cultures that you can easily fall off.

How to hack your English – 10 ways to make your language learning more effective

September 6, 2016Leave a comment

How to make the language-learning process more efficient, more fun and more focussed

How to seduce the girl, kingdom or nation of your dreams – lessons from Shakespeare’s Richard III

August 30, 2016January 19, 2022Leave a comment

What Shakespeare's Richard III, Trump and Berlusconi have in common

How to understand the sounds English speakers make – the mysterious case of the disappearing “R”

August 9, 2016March 13, 20181 Comment

Tips for pronuouncing English sounds correctly for Italians

How to solve all your problems at once – with Toastmasters

August 2, 2016March 17, 2017Leave a comment

How can you make new friends, meet a life partner, articulate what you want to do, learn to sound like you know what you're doing (even when you don't) and start taking regular exercise? In 2002 I needed help with all of these things. I had just finished a distance MBA, which had taken me 3 … Continue reading How to solve all your problems at once – with Toastmasters

How to end your dysfunctional love affair – with cigarettes

July 26, 2016September 15, 2016Leave a comment

How cognitive dissonance can help you give up smoking and other bad habits

How to give history-changing speeches: top tips from Shakespeare

July 19, 2016September 8, 2016Leave a comment

To be, or not to be? That is the question -and a masterpiece of speech engineering.

10 fun facts about phonemes for Italian speakers of English

July 12, 2016March 13, 2018Leave a comment

The first in a series of posts helping Italian speakers of English reduce their italian accent

How to harness the power of superheroes – and supervillains

July 8, 2016September 1, 2016Leave a comment

A powerful creative problem-solving technique

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I'm a coach and management consultant with a particular interest and experience in change management and innovation processes. I love Shakespeare, science fiction and fine wine. Sono coach e consulente aziendale con un interesse particolare nella gestione del cambiamento e nei processi per innovare. Amo Shakespeare la fantascienze e il buon vino.

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