JULY 2010 The articles, below, were published in the July 2010 Issue of the3rdi magazine. If you want to read the complete article then you need to subscribe to the magazine. In addition to having access to ALL of the great articles in all issues of the magazine subscribers get discounted tickets for events, free networking and more. If you have already subscribed, then please refer to the access codes in the monthly newsletter to view all previous issues of the magazine. HOME WORKING FROM HOME  Does this look familiar?  Is this your dream of home-working?  Quality time with the family?  Perfect work-life balance.  It works for Hazel and there are plenty of views in favour, and against home-working in this issue of the3rdi magazine. INSPIRATIONAL: KAREN CARLTON If, like me, you hadn't really given public appointments much consideration during your career and had a vague idea that public appointments were jobs for the boys, then think again. Karen Carlton, the Commissioner for Public Appointments, does have a prestigious St. Andrews Square address but the offices are not situated in one of the grander buildings on the square but in modern offices above a Sainsburys local store. And Karen herself is not at all what I had expected; jobs for the boys this most certainly isn't......read more COACH OF THE MONTH the red horse speaksTM is a unique Equine Assisted Learning (EAL) programme developed by coach and training consultant Beth Duff. Established in 2004, her programme draws on the ability of horses to mirror human behaviour. The horses are teamed with skilled facilitators for courses in leadership, team-building and personal development. read more