Often we love to say that we can offer lots of different things, but if you do that you make it very difficult for clients…
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How do you give people recognition?
I like to think of myself as being someone who can make a difference in even the smallest moments by giving people recognition.
Be interested in people then connect the dots
Be interested in people before focussing on doing business with them. Then connect the dots and see where that leads.
Mentoring can Speed you along your Path
Sometimes coaching someone is the way ahead, and sometimes they can gain real value from something as simple as mentoring tips.
Working with predictable ups and downs
A reminder that when we have predictable ups and downs we can work with them. In fact, we must work with them else we will…
Context, context, context
I recently had the first call with a client. Unusually, they were not totally clear on the context for bringing me in as a coach.
Thoughts on my health journey and the power of language
This is not a win-or-lose battle, it is a health journey for me. I have early-stage cancer that was routine to remove as well as…
Walking while talking
Sometimes I have “walk and talk” calls with clients or other business contacts, where we both walk near our homes and talk on the phone…
Take time to celebrate!
I’m going to celebrate over the weekend. It matters less what I do to celebrate than that I am focussed on being in a celebratory…
Positive news – and compartmentalising
A simple thought around compartmentalising. It has been two days since I got this news, yet I am still processing the fact that life can…
WHY!! – sharing learnings from a brilliant marketing email
This is a marketing email I saw this week. It is absolutely brilliant. Here is why I think so.
Who can help you see into the future?
While I do not profess to have a crystal ball, I can sometimes see just a little into the future in terms of what lies…
What three things would you like people to know about you?
What are the three things you want your team or your audience to know about you?
Always look to make a difference to everyone you meet
Since I moved to the big city of London, I’ve had countless opportunities to make such short moments make a difference, however small.
Roe vs Wade, Lying Judges, and Hope
One example of what the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe vs Wade means.
Be honest with your customers
Ask yourself what you do to build loyalty with your clients or customers, and, in particular, how open and honest are you with them?
How do you eat an elephant?
How do you eat an elephant?…one bite at a time. Thoughts on leading transformative change in a business.
Summer Solstice reflections on Phases and Cycles
Yesterday, June 21st, was the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year.
Why do the British eat pizza with a knife and fork?
Why do the British eat pizza with a knife and fork? Most Brits do this and have never seen any other nationality do so.
Let us ask of others what they can do
Let us ask of others what they can do and ask of them to be brilliant at those thing.
Humility, luck and timing
For the winners, my encouragement is for you to have the humility to recognise that to win “you must be good and you must be…
We need to become more comfortable with being uncomfortable
Inspiration around growth, stretching, as well as getting comfortable being uncomfortable.
Ask for help
I have learned that the more successful an individual is the more open they are to being open and curious to learning, and to ask…
Everything will be alright in the end
“Everything will be alright in the end and, if it isn’t alright, it’s not the end.” – Mark Kermode
Slow motion multi-tasking revisited
I have spent a lot of time connecting the dots for many learnings applicable to business, truly multi-tasking in slow motion over many years.
That seems so obvious…now
One of the things I love most once an idea has emerged from a conversation with a client is when I hear them say: that…
Accepting what is
I’ll take today as it comes, “Accepting what is” and moving forwards. Likely the most I will do is go for a walk.
Elite Lessons: Anthony Bourdain – Be Open
Anthony Bourdain absolutely felt that eating and drinking with people, and sitting down to “break bread” was one of our key reasons for being.
Leadership, vulnerability and the wildness and preciousness of life
Today is a guest post from Melissa Case: Leadership, vulnerability, and the wildness and preciousness of life.
Alchemy and Competitive Advantage through Flexible Working
Now that flexible working has also become publicly known, it has suddenly become a bargaining chip for employees.
Working with cycles in life, work, business
I hope this post gives you pause to look at the cycles in your own life and work and which ones you can then choose…
Smashing Paradigms – the Five Day working week
Perhaps the standard of a five-day work week in the office will later come to be seen as a paradigm that was smashed as it…
What Paradigm could you Smash?
I encourage you to consider what paradigm you could smash, using a recent example of a smashed paradigm.
Bring chicken stock
Being brought chicken stock was a gift of abundance and friendship for which I am most grateful.
Heart of a Charity, Mindset of a Business
For Croydon Vision, then, they absolutely have the heart of a charity, their focus now is to have more and more of that mindset of…
Open Leadership – Balance Humility and Audacity
Steph Curry’s broad social and cultural perspective allows him to balance humility and audacity so skillfully it sets a tone for the entire franchise.