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- 13/05/2013
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- 08/05/2013
- A while back, Robin Wight was involved in a project that needed some careful public relations handling. The most influential man in this area is Alan Parker, founder and chairman of Brunswick PR. ...
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Daily Archives: 2 May 2012
CONFIDENCE v OVERTHINKING
How important is confidence? When does thinking become overthinking? A good example is Malta in 1942. It was an essential British base in the Mediterranean, and a convoy was sent to resupply it. The Italians and Germans did …
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