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- New Year, same old problems? January 15, 2017
- Can you sing a song of HOPE, I hope so! November 29, 2016
- A higher level of leadership intelligence, one that’s connected? Surely not! October 28, 2016
- Should we look to Shackleton rather than Machiavelli? May 23, 2016
- It’s the People Stupid: how connected are you to your Team? March 7, 2016
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New Year, same old problems?
The structure of the year and the passing of the decades have always had a strong effect on me, especially the idea of an end of a decade, and the opportunities that a new unfolding decade might bring. The symbolic … Continue reading
Posted in Career Planning, Critical Thinking Skills, Ethics & Spirituality, Leadership, Personal & Professional Effectiveness, Positive thinking, Resilience, Taking control
Tagged balance, career, challenge, co-creating, Hamlet, intellectual, journey, New Year, opportunity, personality type, potential, quick-fix, responsibility, Robert Frost, self-awareness, spirituality, Terminator
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Should we look to Shackleton rather than Machiavelli?
Much of my work is focused on supporting genuinely talented people become better leaders and I’m o-l-d enough to have read tomes on what it takes to be a good manager and effective leader; from the not-so-lofty books like the … Continue reading
Posted in Becoming an Authentic Leader, Communication, Critical Thinking Skills, Motivation and Employee Engagement, Personal & Professional Effectiveness, Positive thinking, Resilience, Taking control
Tagged challenge, change, connection, emotional needs, empathetic, leadership, Machiavelli, management, purpose, relationships, Richard III, Shackleton
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No 10 top tips here, just an idea…
I was struck listening to Gordon Brown last month quietly sharing his respect and thanks for the life of Keir Hardy, Labour’s first leader who during his life summoned immense courage and focus. Life was tough for Keir who like … Continue reading
Posted in Article of the Month, Becoming an Authentic Leader, Career Planning, Communication, Critical Thinking Skills, Ethics & Spirituality, Eye Opener - Kiki's Diary, Motivation and Employee Engagement, Personal & Professional Effectiveness, Positive thinking, Resilience, Taking control
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Eiger here or you go there? What’s it to be?
I was bought up fearing big mountains like Everest as monstrous unfathomable slabs of rock that consumed countless mountaineers. The Eiger was particularly notorious with its menacing north face staring down many a brave attempt to conquer it. Some died … Continue reading
Posted in Critical Thinking Skills, Personal & Professional Effectiveness, Positive thinking, Resilience, Taking control
Tagged challenge, coaching, discipline, Eiger, groundbreaking, human condition, insightfulness, mountain, paradigms, pattern, principles, reframing, relationships, reshaped, self-awareness, stuckness, Ueli Stecks
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About to burst to overflowing… what’s in your teacup?
OK I admit it. I’m a bit of a BBC Radio 4 freak and love listening into some of my favourite programmes, including ‘Start the Week’ whilst I’m pottering about doing this and that. The series ‘Campaign Sidebar’ has been … Continue reading
Posted in Critical Thinking Skills, Personal & Professional Effectiveness, Positive thinking, Resilience, Taking control
Tagged behave, challenges, circle the drain, clarity, distractions, feeling, fight or freeze, filter, flight, personality, perspective, preferences, pressure, profound, rebalance, self-confidence, solution, stress, subconscious mind, thinking
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