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Written by Kirsty Spraggon   
Thursday, 01 January 2009 09:27
I’m such a workaholic I often find it hard to stop and take a break, I really have to force myself.   It’s just that I enjoy my work so much.   What’s great about this time of year is that we are forced to stop. Over Christmas and New Year most places shut up shop and it’s a time to be with your family and stop all the busyness and craziness that is December - the build up towards the end of the year. This forced time off has been wonderful. I have found that in the space, I have been able to have room to think.  The space has allowed me to create and innovate, to think, reflect and plan...
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Networking Chicago Style with BNI PDF Print E-mail
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Tuesday, 16 December 2008 21:09

We’ll you know me a city tour wouldn't be complete without my attending a networking event and BNI is one of my favorite organisation's to stop in at. With over 100,000 members worldwide there is always a meeting on no matter where you are in the world(www.bni.com).  The bonus with attending any American breakfast meeting is that you don't need to eat for the rest of the day as my breakfast arrived on 3 plates.

With the changes in the economy in the US it has been an interesting time for me to be traveling in the States.

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Do You Have Stuffed Toys In Your Office ? PDF Print E-mail
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Saturday, 13 December 2008 23:16
I was speaking at Radio Disney’s offices in Chicago a few weeks ago and couldn’t believe my eyes. It was a corporate office like no other I had ever seen. Everyones desks and offices were filled with toys, stuffed animals, posters and merriment of all kinds.
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Turn Off the TV PDF Print E-mail
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Friday, 05 December 2008 20:40


I was in an office in Chicago the other day where the Manager had a plasma television on playing 24/7. In America cable runs on hundreds of channels with 80% being news channels where as he put it “I can watch the world crumble before my eyes” .....

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