HIMP 4, day 3

There's still a half day to go, but the course is basically finished now. Our presentation had to change at the last minute because it overlapped too much with the first group's but it went very well. We got some laughs while still making a serious point, and it was good that we went last - I don't think anyone would have wanted to follow us...

I went for a walk with a couple of others before dinner and saw a lovely sunset.

We finished the day with the course dinner and gave each other our diplomas. Bo was very nice in his description of me - apparently I'm very calm :-)

A last highlight was a crowd of us sitting in the lounge singing along to Tommy playing guitar (whether we knew the words or not). Good fun.

HIMP 4, day 2

1. Today's topic was rhetoric, or the art of persuasion. It's been interesting to analyse a couple of key speeches and understand how they were put together - the trick will be to remember this in a few months.

2. I managed to go for a short run outside (about 5 minutes) before dinner. I ran further than I expected, and very much enjoyed the fresh air.

3. Our group's presentation has come together well. It's very different to how we first planned it, but it feels good now.

HIMP 4, day 1

Week 4 of the management training...
- leading your self: understanding ourselves so that we can be better leaders (I think!)
- "making a life while making a living"
- it's been nice to catch up with the others on the course
- I'm very pleased that the aerobics class is back in the programme
- and I got back to my room to find the cleaner had looked after Bob the bear