Articles by David Cotton - Independent Trainer and Business Consultant
Training and Development

Specialists? No thanks, we just want generalists...

Now, here’s a thing. Once upon a time, we used to hunt out specialists, often put them through fairly rigorous tests…
Training and Development

Stop doing training needs analyses!

When I first started working in training and development, it was the fashion to conduct a training needs analysis every…
Business Management

The humble leader: humility as a strength in leadership

In an earlier article, I spoke about quiet leadership and I’d like to continue that one with a few ideas around…
Business Management

Quiet leadership

I was heartened in a recent LinkedIn discussion to see that I was not alone in thinking that charisma is not a…
Business Management

Isolation ward: socialisation for the self-employed

After years of corporate life, when often the only reason they went into the office was to socialise, many…