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Getting your team pulling together again
In the fast-paced world of business, a cohesive team that pulls together is essential for success. However, it's not uncommon for teams to experience periods where they're not firing on all cylinders, or pulling together, struggling to sing from the same hymn sheet or...
How I clear mental clutter: a case study
(Image credit: Luis Villasmil on Unsplash ) Have you ever felt the need to clear your mental clutter? Are you juggling multiple priorities, together with brilliant ideas, and all the while afraid of forgetting the best ones? Perhaps you just want to put your thoughts...
Your Path to Clarity and Progress
In today's fast-paced world, senior leaders, such as CEOs, CFOs, and Board members, often find themselves overwhelmed by a deluge of thoughts, ideas, and responsibilities. They juggle countless tasks, manage corporate ambitions, and make strategic decisions. This...
Evolution Update
In a previous blog I wrote about how my company was changing. Well, here’s the promised evolution update. And it is only a small update, not the finished report. Changing a small company can be fast, when you have staff or use third parties. Changing a small...
Filling the Career Development Gap
If you are a young professional in a field such as law, accounting or surveying, you might think that your technical skills and expertise are enough to advance your career. However, the truth is that you also need leadership skills to succeed in today’s volatile,...
Being Kind
Tonight I had a chance exchange on social media DMs. Someone (a medical professional, saving lives in our amazing NHS every day) was “discounting”. By this I mean they were deflecting gratitude and praise, reflecting it back on me … but I suspect it’s a common habit...
Evolution in business – my business
Charles Darwin’s “theory of evolution” is often misquoted as “the survival of the fittest” This is inaccurate and an oversimplification. His theory, together with a contemporary Alfred Russel Wallace, proposed that evolution occurs because of a phenomenon called...
What price Values?
These days, “values” are everything in business. Or at least that is what we are told. The way forward is to be a “purpose-driven business”. It’s all about how much we love to do what we do and how much we convey that to our customers, so they love us more. When...
OK really is OK
Perfectionism is a common trait among leaders. It’s the near-uncontrollable drive to achieve excellence in everything we do. However, when taken to the extreme, perfectionism can become a real problem, rather than an asset. In fact, it can wreck careers,...