One estate agent type chap caught my eye. Not only was he special in that he had a convertible, but it was also a brand new one! Oooooh I thought, whilst zipping up my fleece, I wish I was as cool as that. If only they made a convertible S-Max then I might be!

Whatever, it made me reflect on what it takes to put the roof down on a, let’s face it, chilly day and then park up – still with the roof down. It got me thinking about why someone would behave in a way that deliberately attracts attention to themselves and then it occurred to me that maybe, as human beings, we all secretly need attention from others. Now I spent three years giggling in the library before getting drunk whilst “studying” Psychology so I know that to be true. The point is that if you employ people or have people working for you they probably spend much of their day metaphorically putting their roof down in the office for you to see. Most managers spend all of their time focussing on what needs to be done rather than focussing on who gets it done. Most managers (mistakenly) believe that it is them that does the work – it isn’t. Or it shouldn’t be.

People are capable of more than you think, but they also like you to recognise the fact by telling them. When they do a good job, tell ‘em! Or, if all else fails, buy them a new convertible car so that everyone else on the high street can think they must be cool.