“Without goals, and plans to reach them, you are like a ship that has set sail with no destination” — Fitzhugh Dodson, clinical psychologist “A committee is a cul-de-sac down which ideas are lured and ...

What’s the most persuasive way to convey a message? Many writers say, “Tell a story!” Nothing hooks like narrative. I’ve said so myself. But research shows stories have a rival for hooking power: ...

“Education is not the filling of a pail,” reads the sign above my colleague’s desk, “but the lighting of a fire.” These lines — often attributed to the poet W.B. Yeats — happen to articulate my own ...

How can exploring and analysing music and metaphors help us to better understand management, work organisations, working lives, and ultimately ourselves too? As you set out on your journey through ...

Writing can heal the mind. ‘Dabba Cartel’ co-writer Bhavna Kher discusses some key writing tools to boost mental health and resilience. For most of us, writing is a skill tied to school essays, work ...

Metaphors bridge us from the known to the less known. Some metaphors are more like highways than bridges, as in this piece by Austin Kleon on soup. “Here’s the writer Charlie Fletcher: ...