Cultural differences

Book review: Lost connections – Why you’re depressed and how to find hope by Johann Hari

(Important update at March 2023 - please read this post art and science of overcoming clinical depression (2021) by Oliver Kamm" (kimtasso.com)). Today is World Mental Health Day. As a psychologist, counsellor and trustee of a mental health charity I thought I’d share my thoughts on this brilliant book. “Lost Read More

Book review: Reinforcements: How to get people to help you by Heidi Grant

The original (shorter) review of Reinforcements: How to get people to help you by Heidi Grant was published in the October edition of Professional Marketing magazine http://www.pmforum.co.uk/pm-magazine/pm-magazine.aspx Reinforcement can mean a) enlisting extra help and b) a process to establish a particular behaviour using reward. Cleverly, this short book addresses Read More

2018-10-03T12:34:31+01:00October 3, 2018|Kim's Blog, Management Skills, Relationship Management|

Future Marketing Managers need some Finnish “Sisu” or Japanese “Ganbaru” for success

At the Professional Marketing Forum training session for Future Marketing Managers  last week I talked about the Finnish quality of “Sisu”. Future Marketing Managers need some Finnish “Sisu” or Japanese “Ganbaru” for success. There isn’t a direct translation in English of this special quality which is part of the Finnish Read More

2024-06-07T09:39:47+01:00April 20, 2015|Kim's Blog, Marketing|
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