We’re Having a Heatwave, a Tropical Heatwave – Being a Proactive Leader
I am writing this blog while we are in the middle of a heatwave. The temperature has been over 30 degrees for a few days and is forecast to continue …
Are you seeing the fruits of your labours?
This summer we have had a bumper crop of figs from our garden. Okay, not quite in Mediterranean quantities, but a wonderful crop for the UK. When I posted this …
Appreciating & Being Appreciated
I’m not expecting anything from the CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development) I thought as I opened the bright white A4 envelope. “Please do not bend” said the letters …
Switching Off
A full quarter of all sorts of people say they think about work-related issues in their leisure time, including holidays, weekends and extended breaks. This is not about work-life balance …
Developing the Best Workforce for 2014 – Building and Growing your People
A business is only as good as the people that work in it. If it is your business strategy to grow this year – and that probably applies to most …
Christmas Planning, Goals and Deadlines
I have just returned from a walk to the local shopping centre which was buzzing with a hive of activity from festive shoppers. Observing them and myself for a moment …
How Deep Are Your Roots?
What amazing weather we have had this autumn. It feels in many ways that the autumn has only just started as the summer lasted so long – I can’t believe …
Connected Leadership
Today’s fast-paced, competitive and constantly changing world requires a new style of leadership; we call it “Connected Leadership”. Why is it important? Some of the changes that we have seen …
Change – how do you approach it?
We have been going through a period of change as a business to respond to changing customer needs, build on our strengths, develop a new vision and review how we can …
The Sat Nav Approach to Powerful Presentations
“Begin with the end in mind” is one of Stephen Covey’s seven habits of highly effective people. This is also the principle adopted when taking a car journey using a …