Men, women and leadership success
In the 1950’s in the UK when my parents married, for a while they both worked for the same company – ICI. My Mum had left school with the equivalent...
Stress and Sensory Preferences
Stress is a highly personal thing. The situation that has your heart racing and your mind in overwhelm doesn’t produce the same effect on everyone. Other people’s stresses and difficulties...
What are you voting for?
Voting in a General Election is, for many of us, a highly significant event. It’s an opportunity to influence the way our country is governed and it’s an expression of...
Finding the Complex Equivalences
A few months ago I had lunch with a group of senior HR professionals and we discussed the idea of Talent Management. One of the most striking insights to emerge...
…And Relax
At this time of year there is usually a lot of focus on activity. Whether it’s a New Year’s Resolution to exercise, a challenging goal to create something new, a...
Stop the world – I want to get off!
Have you ever found yourself so overwhelmed with the amount of ‘stuff’ you have to do, that you wish you could just press ‘pause’ for a while and escape your...
Leadership and Technology
Technology is at the heart of most modern businesses. Not just the desktop pcs that enable people to work and communicate; it’s websites and internet marketing; it’s smart manufacturing systems;...
Can you believe it?
In the wake of major political events, there has been lots of debate on social media, plus a certain of amount weeping, wailing and gnashing of teeth from those who...
[Video] Most people don’t leave their job, they leave their boss
According to research done quite some time ago, when people decide that they're ready to change jobs, sometimes it's genuinely because they've exhausted the possibilities in their current job and...
The Art of the Fresh Start
September! All over the UK children are going back to school, neatly dressed in recently-bought uniform and clutching bags filled with new stationary. Some are optimistic, others are resentful of...
Choosing your Champion for Change
Some people love change. They get really motivated by the prospect of something new or different and they’re excited by the opportunity to do something they haven’t done before. Not...
Why IT Managers Rarely Make Good Leaders
Most IT departments have a very large training budget and most of them spend it all. On technical training. Technology moves forward at an ever-increasing pace and it’s important to...
