by Allen Baird PhD | 28 Mar 11 | business, emotional intelligence, learning, personal development
So I saw Bradley ‘Faceman’ Cooper’s new movie Limitless on Saturday night. It’s about a washed-up writer dude who gets a cutting-edge pill that multiplies his IQ into a four digit figure… with dark consequences. “I wonder what you...
by Allen Baird PhD | 21 Mar 11 | business, entrepreneurship, learning, news and events
On the 8th of this month we had our first BookCamp event. BookCamp is a business book-club designed to aid skills development, idea generation and networking among local entrepreneurs, professionals and businesspeople. We studied Outliers: The Story of Success by...
by Allen Baird PhD | 06 Sep 10 | coaching, learning, series, training
OK, first for the film. Jaden Smith, a little too young but believable enough in the part. Jackie Chan, the performance of his life, massive respect for his athleticism and range of achievements, minimal respect for Rush Hour 3 (the only movie I’ve ever...
by Allen Baird PhD | 23 Aug 10 | learning, networking, social media
Literally. Thinkers throughout history have tried to draw a link between the structure of the mind and the structure of the world. Why? If there is no link, then we can’t prove that what goes on in our heads bears any resemblance to how things really are out there. A...
by Allen Baird PhD | 14 Jun 10 | education, learning
The title for this blog comes from the mouth of one of my favourite stand-up comedians, Rich Hall. (See him say those words live at the Apollo on YouTube from 6:31 to 7:40). They came to my mind as I read an article about how creative minds ‘mimic...
by Allen Baird PhD | 09 Jun 10 | business, learning, news and events, personal development
Who is this Director? Barry Philips, Director of local company Legal Island, that’s who! And how can you beat him to win your £1000 prize? Read on and find out! So who are you and what do you do for a living? I’m Barry Phillips and I guess I would classify...
