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November 26, 2016

Have an Emerging Coaching Style? Be Curious About People!

Business is about people. They make companies function well and they can cause them to fail spectacularly. Over the long term, successful organisations are those comprised of people-focused leaders. Those who can adopt a coaching style of management. Consider how you came to work in your industry. Did you choose […]
September 16, 2016

Progress is Incremental; Success Subtle. Take Time to Notice Your Achievements!

“This is a ‘red letter’ day”, exclaimed my singing tutor. I had no idea what she was talking about. It was something to do with the way the air had moved on my palette as I was practising the exercises. The change was too subtle for me – I couldn’t […]
September 10, 2016

Pressured to the Hilt? Make Challenges an Art Form!

Rarely a week goes by without a curve ball or two being thrown in my direction; sometimes it’s a systems issue but mostly people are doing the throwing. So, as each week draws to a close, I reflect on the many and varied challenges that have presented themselves directly; or […]
August 26, 2016

Learn to Spot Patterns so you can Replicate the Good Stuff!

Reading, or lack of, is a problem many of us share. I know lots of people who wish they read more. In practice, it’s usually the last item on the list and therefore the one we rarely get around to; either because we run out of time or are simply […]
August 5, 2016

Under the Cosh and not Feeling Creative? Make it Routine!

For a long time I’ve resisted being told (by me) how and when I should tackle certain aspects of my work – mostly writing or product design which require creative thought. My belief is that I’ll always feel like doing something on any given day; and so all my projects […]
June 30, 2016

Which is More Valuable, Skill or Attitude? It’s 80% Psychology!

Before England’s football team had navigated their way out of the group stages of Euro 16 Greg Dyke, Football Association (FA) Chairman said that anything less than a semi-final showing would be considered a poor result. He also pointed out that the manager’s job would be in jeopardy. Why on […]
May 20, 2016

Technical or Tactical Development: Which Approach is Best?

It depends on the current reality – what’s working and why you think you might be falling short. I was listening to pundits explain why Andy Murray might struggle to become the world’s number one tennis player and consistently beat the other three players in the category they call ‘the […]
May 14, 2016

Lack Time for Personal Development? Don’t be a one Trick Pony!

Having just spent three days immersed in a programme of personal and professional development, along with some fascinating people; I came away full of ideas on multiple levels. For example, I’ve been thinking about how I could incorporate elements of the learning into my client work; and reflecting on which […]
May 7, 2016

Missed out on Success? Second Chances are all Around You!

Researching the latest thinking around resilience in leadership has caused me to consider the sorts of situations that require a resilient mentality; and how many of those situations are dependent on the mindset of the individuals experiencing them. So, if I asked you to name your three greatest ‘failures’, would […]
April 30, 2016

To Niche or not to Niche: That is the Question

…And an interesting one at that. My observation is that we need to do both. Here’s how I’ve arrived at that conclusion. One of the most difficult challenges for talented people, who are trying to make their mark in life, is how to set themselves apart from their competitors. Many […]
April 14, 2016

Employee Behaviours you Wouldn’t Want on Public Record? Here’s What to do About it!

Stood in a queue at the local Post Office I read the following sign: ABUSIVE BEHAVIOUR We work hard to provide you with an excellent service and deserve to be treated with respect. Neither we nor our customers are here to be verbally or physically abused. Anti-social behaviour will not […]
March 25, 2016

Mindfulness or Mindlessness? They are two Sides of the Same Coin!

Does anyone remember Doodle Art? I had a fabulous one with a Greek Mythology theme when I was growing up. It was huge and took up half my bedroom wall. I used to love colouring in the different mythological creatures – often when I should have been revising – and […]
March 3, 2016

Have an Elephant Goal in Mind? You Need to Know the Point!

Once upon a time, I met a guy called Daniel. He worked for a railway service provider and aspired to have a PhD. In fact, what he really wanted was to be known as Dr Dan! PhDs are impressive; at least the people who acquire them are. Can you imagine […]
February 26, 2016

Saving Time With a Second-Hand Read

Reading is good; it feeds the soul. I’ve determined to do way more of it this year; I even compiled a book list. This incurred no expense whatsoever; I have to hand a vast array of books that had once fuelled enough interest for me to purchase them. Through a […]
February 19, 2016

When you CAN Have Your Cake and eat it…

Just because I have no aspirations to appear on ‘The Great British Bake off’ doesn’t mean I can’t make a perfectly good cake! Everyone will sit down and enjoy a slice and say ‘that was a lovely cake’… …An extract from a discussion about outside interests. My version of that […]