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...

In this episode Wilma and Dianne discuss self-confidence - where does it come from?  Do women struggle with it more than men?  Is a lack of confidence sometimes a good thing?

This week I'm sharing the recording of a session that I did as part of the Coaching Pro Live 2024 Summit, organised by Enrique Jurado, a fellow member of the NLP Leadership Summit. My talk is about Well-formed Outcomes - one of my favourite pieces of NLP...

In Episode 2, Wilma and I are walking beside the canal and we discuss the value of time spent alone, why getting away from your technology is important and our different experiences of travelling on a canal.

Last week I had a lovely holiday in Tuscany.  We hired a car and drove around some of the places you can only reach by car - and often the final stage is only on foot. One of the interesting challenges of the week was driving a left-hand drive car on the opposite side of the road from the one we drive on in the UK...

Over the past year I have been working with leaders at the Royal Academy of Arts and last week before I left the building I took the opportunity to see the famous painting, 'Flaming June' by Leighton...

My friend, Wilma Allen and I have talked for a while about doing a podcast together.  A few weeks ago we decided that we would start it now, on the understanding that it might not be very good to begin with, but that we would learn and get better...