The man and the snake
I just read this story and I know how it made me feel, but what about you? A man from India was […]
The languages of work based relationships
A study by Glassdoor revealed that 81% of employees surveyed felt more motivated to work harder when their boss showed appreciation. Traditionally […]
How can coaching improve organisational health?
It’s 7.30am in a busy family home. A parent is rushing to leave the house while the youngest is slumped at the […]
Hard work isn’t enough
“We’ve all had experiences where we worked hard and still ended up losing out on a new job or a key promotion,” […]
Find your purpose
Have you sent that email? Can you lead the meeting? Did you finish those reports? We work in a transactional world where […]
Have you checked your bags?
I don’t mean the bags you take on holiday, I mean have you checked the bags you take into challenging conversations? Yesterday […]
Good leaders listen first and speak second
A man works as a machine operator in a textile factory. The company has a recurring problem with the quality of its […]
The power of 3
My school mates are still my best mates. To celebrate being back together again ‘post covid’ we treated ourselves to a 5km […]
The space between
I was listening to the radio today and Japanese gardens were discussed, and how the space between plants, water and rocks engages […]
Start with the end in mind
On the train from Bristol to London, a woman sits behind me and I can’t help zoning into her conversation. ‘I really […]
What gets in the way of feedback?
Today I was working with a group of senior leaders at a well-known retail brand. We were practicing challenging conversation scenarios, where […]
The ark of distortion
I was never much good at maths at school! Apart from geometry, I was actually okay at acute, obtuse, even reflex angles! […]