I don't know about you but during the last 18 months I've had a lot more time just to be in my office rather than out and about, and because of that I've not really been under pressure to meet a lot of deadlines. So in recent months when things have started to get going again, I've actually had to start thinking about how I manage my time again...
Blog Category: Blog
[Article] Mental health – what does it mean?
Mental health is a hot topic. It’s no surprise that after 18 months of the pandemic many people are feeling the strain. Interestingly though, most of the talk in the media is about mental health problems. So, let’s look at the ‘symptoms’ of good mental health...
[Video] Success and Failure
Just recently I've been musing quite a bit on the whole subject of success and failure. Here's what I've been thinking...
[Video] Coming out of lockdown
A couple of weeks ago in the UK we had so-called "Freedom Day". This has raised a lot of questions because there are many areas now where it's about personal choice and discretion, and for many people this is proving quite hard...
[Article] Our favourite books on coaching
At one of our team meetings, I asked each person to tell us about their favourite books on coaching and I thought you might like to see the list...
[Article] How to deal with failure and disappointment
“In a good cause, there is no failure, only delayed success” George Bernard Shaw. How do you deal with failure and disappointment? What do you do when you’ve set your heart on something and it doesn’t work out? Here are some thoughts about how to handle the delays to your success.
[Video] Executive coaching vs life coaching
In this video I talk about the difference between executive coaching and life coaching. This is a topic that came up in one of our team meetings a few weeks ago and we had quite an interesting discussion around it...
[Article] “I’ve started so I’ll finish”
You might recognise the quote from the famous BBC quiz show, Mastermind. The rules of the game mean that if the host has started to ask a new question when the time buzzer goes off, they finish asking the question and the contestant is allowed to answer. In real life, not everything is that simple.
[Video] Do you have to get out of your comfort zone?
In this video I answer the question: "Do you have to get out of your comfort zone in order to learn or to grow?"
[Article] Have you lost your second position?
Anecdotally, I’m hearing lots of stories of how people are reacting to the lifting of lockdown restrictions. As well as hearing the relief and pleasure of people returning to their offices, I’m hearing that some people are suffering anxiety and panic attacks...
[Video] How to turn an away from motivation into a towards motivation
In this video I explain the difference between away from motivation and towards motivation, why you might want to shift from one to the other, and how to go about it.
[Article] How I choose the venues for my events
When I worked as a consultant and trainer for a small consulting firm, it was someone else’s job to source venues. Now I run my own business and public programmes, the job is mine. Here are my criteria for a great venue for the kind of course I run now...
