MY MAD THOUGHTS
27th August 2020
Understanding and applying your passion, values, knowledge, skills, work and life experience and personality and applying these to your work is how you make a difference […]
27th August 2020
We are all quick to judge others and their behaviour based on our conditioning. This cartoon represents the story of two men in a street. The […]
27th August 2020
I worry that the ‘Me too’ movement will stop us offering appropriate physical contact with each other at work. I know many leaders who are too […]
27th August 2020
When presenting to a large audience, being interviewed for a job, attending an important meeting, when making an important deal with a client or supplier, or […]
27th August 2020
Common fears are: Being judged, humiliated, loss of job, being excluded, not being good enough and there are many more. These thoughts may not be there […]
27th August 2020
“People will forget what you said. People will forget what you did. But people will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou, American […]
27th August 2020
Commercial interests are creating a society in which we are unconsciously being controlled by our primitive brain’s craving for instant gratification instead of applying discipline to […]
27th August 2020
Are you a successful CEO, MD or Managing Partner and you want your team and employees to challenge you more to speak up with ideas? I […]
27th August 2020
We are all quick to judge others and their behaviour based on our conditioning. This cartoon represents the story of two men in a street. The […]
27th August 2020
One of the reasons we find creativity difficult to access is stress. When we are stressed, we are often operating more from our amygdala than our […]
25th May 2017
The North East Law Centre is looking for a dynamic accounting professional to join its Board of trustees. NELC is unique as a not for profit […]
25th May 2017
Do you ever find yourself thinking…. “I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I’m not sure you realise that what […]
25th May 2017
Edit from my keynote speech at Eversheds Sutherland/Mercer event in Leeds, on Wednesday for International Women’s Day. What I am going to share is based on […]
25th May 2017
“Compared with people at low trust companies, people at high trust companied report: 74% less stress, 106% more energy at work, 50% higher productivity, 13% fewer […]
25th May 2017
One of my clients recently mentioned to her Chairman she was going to start some coaching. The Chairman asked “Why?” and in an accusing tone. The […]
25th May 2017
It’s winter and the dark nights and dark mornings mean we are lacking in Vitamin D. The heating is on and its making us all feel […]
25th May 2017
If many hands make light work and several heads are better than one, then why does collaboration and teamwork often seem more difficult and less enjoyable […]
25th May 2017
When I ask clients what for example success in work will give them they often say happiness. When I ask clients who want to be happier […]
25th May 2017
All too often culture change is something people are told is necessary and they are told what is going to happen to achieve changes and how […]
25th May 2017
On Sunday I watched hundreds of people compete in a local triathlon. As I saw them emerge from a swim in the choppy North Sea, cycle […]
8th July 2016
We need resilient organizations with flexible, resourceful leaders to create the most productive work culture for people. Most organizations make a plan and figure that will […]
8th July 2016
There is a feeling some people call “being overwhelmed.” It makes them unsure about where to start because there are a trillion things requiring their attention. Others […]
8th July 2016
Your leadership skills can affect the well-being and success of two audiences: you and everybody else — including those with whom you live, socialize, and work. […]
8th July 2016
From mindfulness to car pooling, here’s how to build the strength your business needs to thrive in a volatile world Resilience is the capacity for adapting […]