Paul RutherfordJun 141 minIM-PERFECTMany moons ago, I was a corporate speechwriter. It proved a great way to learn about organizations, the personality of power and how to...
Paul RutherfordDec 1, 20213 minFOR THE RECORDCountdown advice to a no-show Client, seeking neither career help or support.
Paul RutherfordJul 1, 20211 minHALF THE WORDS“The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do.” Thomas Jefferson. We have a tendency to...
Paul RutherfordApr 13, 20215 minONE OF US IS LONELYI felt the same in the cab as I had during the flight: there was something I'd forgotten. Again, I patted my jacket pockets; there was my...
Paul RutherfordApr 6, 20203 minFROM CAPTAIN TO PASSENGERAt first I thought 'I've got a problem'. Then I thought 'No; I have an adventure'. Instead of resisting what's going
Paul RutherfordMar 23, 20203 minLIGHTS! CAMERA! INACTION...However good you are, however hard you work, sometimes your success depends on events completely out of your control. And the control of th
Paul RutherfordDec 9, 20193 minOUT THROUGH THE IN DOOR“There’s a lot worse out there.” E – a long-standing friend – was wondering whether he had one more career move in him. “Coming up to 20...
Paul RutherfordDec 2, 20193 minSILENT FINNISH"I'd like to talk about the tree between our houses." J - a coachee on a development program - was open about the problem with his...
Paul RutherfordNov 25, 20193 minGM 1 SZ 97Alfa Aid is an Alfa Romeo sales and post-sales garage based less than ten minutes from where I live. Adrian, the owner, started the...
Paul RutherfordNov 18, 20191 minTHE SELFIE TESTSometime when you're feeling important When your ego is fully in bloom. Sometime when you take it for granted You're the best qualified...
Paul RutherfordNov 11, 20193 minTAPE FACE LEADERSHIPThere's no obvious label for Tape Face's entertainment. Mime, perhaps? Silent comedy? Both conjour up former practitioners (Marcel...