In this episode Wilma and I are outside in sunny (and breezy) Wales. The conversation roams around the location, my recent trip to Amsterdam, a brilliant example of modern surgical methods and finally settles at the beautiful Graig Ddu...

This week I'm working in Amsterdam, a city I have only visited once before, at the age of twelve, on a family holiday. There is so much to inspire here...

In this episode, Wilma and I are sitting canalside and discussing everything from the new (and revoltingly named) trend of 'raw-dogging' to the power of the unconscious mind...

Travel is a significant part of lots of working lives.  Some people love it, but for some it’s stressful, tedious or an unwelcome drain on time. Here are some of my top tips for enjoyable international business travel and hence more productive time spent with your colleagues or clients in other countries...

I first came across this quote many years ago and it made me feel better about having been told I was 'unreasonable'. In the days when I had a 'proper job' I did sometimes make myself unpopular by challenging the status quo or refusing to accept something that clearly wasn't working...

In this episode Wilma and Dianne compare their favourite Olympic viewing so far, discuss the passion and 'will to win' of athletes and consider the parallels in working life. We talk about why a lot of people aren't passionate about their work and share our views on recent sports team managers who have left their roles.

In the past week or two I've been talking about teams to a variety of people and so I decided to share this video from my YouTube channel and blog. It's not new, but it's still my best explanation of how leaders can make sense of the differences between people in their teams.

In this episode, we're talking about fruit and veg, how trees are coping with climate change, our education in practical skills and somehow end up with Wilma's epic journey around the world.

"Oh Jimmy Jimmy" is the first line of the 'song' the Barmy Army have sung for about 20 years every time James Anderson takes the ball to bowl for England in Test Match. I've been there...

I love a notebook. I know it's considered a bit old-fashioned by some, but I love to put pen to paper and I like having the freedom to mind-map, draw diagrams or doodle....

In this episode we start with Winston Churchill and end up in the NHS. Join us for a ramble through habitual thinking, changing your mind and managing your own health...

I've been immersed in Shakespeare again.  A performance of 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' at the weekend and then a surprise trip to the McCready theatre in Rugby to see an Audience with Sir Gregory Doran, former Artistic Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company and one my all time favourite directors...