Celebrating Others

Celebrating Others

Now I hold confidentiality with my clients, which means I don’t share who they are, or their stories, nor what we talk about, unless they give me permission (you’ll see those in my testimonials page). In my blogs I write about the struggles and...
Spend 20% Of Your Time On Strategy

Spend 20% Of Your Time On Strategy

“You should be spending 20% of your time on strategy. Spend time thinking about the bigger picture, about how things are going, and how we might do things differently. Take time out of the day-to-day and think about this.” When I got my first official team...
The Magic Word Is Actually Help

The Magic Word Is Actually Help

What’s up with asking for help? If you’re anything like me, and most of humanity, you think you’re pretty good about asking for help, but in reality, when it’s crunch time, what you really think is:I should be able to figure this out. If I get...
One Year On: How Are You Doing in Pandemic Life?

One Year On: How Are You Doing in Pandemic Life?

On Valentines day it was minus 5 degrees and the ponds and canals had frozen enough to skate on. (which we did, and we didn’t die!) Five days later, it was 16 degrees and my garden was carpeted by crocuses. And we had a BBQ. This is our weird pandemic life. This...
What does it take to be a good leader?

What does it take to be a good leader?

Being a good leader – there is so much information out there on this topic. But luckily, I’ve got the key, I’ve got the secret. (and if you recognise that reference, you’re as old as me ;0), you’re singing yeah yeah aha now, and...