For many, the honest answer to this question is, "I'm not totally sure - they just seem to come to me". And if that's you, it makes perfect sense.

Yup - great ideas DO seem to appear, and the science backs it up.

According to Michelle Loch, an expert in neuroscience, the brain needs to satisfy four criteria to have a breakthrough or 'aha moment'.

Next time you’re watching the news or the weather on TV, might I suggest you take a look at what the presenters are wearing?

I bet you’ll notice that they’re dressed in something more vibrant than regular business attire. My favourite (before she retired) was Lee Lin Chin from SBS, but the whole SBS team of presenters seem to get it consistently right.

Their dress-sense is more than a result of them being ‘media luvvies’. They’ve all been carefully styled (often by professionals) to grab your attention and ensure that you notice as you relax and watch them.

We're all guilty of checking e-mails or social media during boring online presentations. So often, the poor viewer, sitting in the spare bedroom for yet another online session, feels like they're not part of the proceedings. So why not multitask and do something in parallel. Who is going to notice?

For many in the corporate world, feedback is an awful word. It can often mean an annual process of HR-sponsored demotivation highlighting areas of weakness. The corporate feedback game is played through grimaced teeth, and it’s no surprise that most feedback systems don’t work.

It’s that time of year again, and I’m avoiding the temptation to promise myself ‘I’m going to lose 5 kgs’ or ‘I’m going to read a book every week’. I know I” m doomed to fail. And if you’re like me, I think that you’re likely to be doomed to fail as well.