The housing market is collapsing (or has already), gas prices are high and our income stabilizes or goes down. Banks fall out of the sky, governments bail them out. Every day, we are brainwashed by news and information about our bad economy, through television, internet, radio and newspapers. If that isn’t enough, it is the [...]

The other day I saw this news report on the Obama campaign headquarters. I was fascinated by the buzz going around there, which reminded me a little bit of my own job, in the two weeks leading up to the Eurovision Song Contest. It’s press, phone calls, information coming in, the occasional troubleshoot… Have a [...]

In the Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant, behaviour expert Erwin Seydel mentioned 14 factors that determine if someone is being perceived as being charming. They are confident, but meanwhile relaxed They easily approach people They have good overview, but also eye for detail They can listen well They ask questions and show understanding They look into the [...]